Attribution of responsibility for rape: The influence of observer empathy, victim resistance, and victim attractiveness

Deitz, Sheila R.; Littman, Madeleine; Bentley, Brenda

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“…These also support the results obtained from studies conducted by Deitz et al (1982); Deitz et al (1984); Lambert and Raichle (2000); Sakalli-Ugurlu et al (2007) that empathy towards rape victims will result in positive attitude towards the victims. Meanwhile, as studied by Batson et al (1997) for the stigmatized group (i.e., patients of AIDS, the homeless, and criminals convicted for murder), positive empathy will similarly result in positive attitude towards the stigmatized group members.…”

Section: Figure 4 Integration Of the Attribution Theory With The Collsupporting

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ATTITUDE AND PURCHASE INTENTION TOWARDS TEMPE PRODUCERS JOINING THE PROTESTS A Study in Central Java

Hendarto¹,

Dharmmesta²,

Purwanto³

et al. 2017

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ABSTRAK ABSTRACTThe theory of attribution has been widely used in marketing studies. However, this theory contains some limitations as well. Using the context of protests of tempe producers, this study aims at minimizing the limitations by integrating the attribution theory with collective action theories, prosocial theories, and expectancy-value theories in explaining and predicting the behavior of product consumers and individuals/groups that joined the protests. To answer the research objectives, this study proposed a model integrating the attribution of perceived motives of tempe producers joining the, empathy towards tempe producers, attitude towards tempe producers, and subsequent purchasing intention. The results indicate that the proposed model is supported by the data. This implies that the integration of the attribution theory with collective action theories, prosocial theories, and expectancy-value theories can minimize the limitations with regard to the criticism in neglecting motivation in attribution processes and confounding between attribution processes and attributional processes.

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Section: Figure 4 Integration Of the Attribution Theory With The Collsupporting

confidence: 87%

ATTITUDE AND PURCHASE INTENTION TOWARDS TEMPE PRODUCERS JOINING THE PROTESTS A Study in Central Java

Hendarto¹,

Dharmmesta²,

Purwanto³

et al. 2017

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“…Different experimental studies using hypothetical rape scenarios have further reported the same sort of biases within rape contexts (e.g., Deitz, Littman, & Bentley, 1984;Gerdes et al, 1988;Tarsi & Jalbert, 1999). Inferential processes regarding rape are likely to be influenced by physical attributes: unattractive victims are held more responsible for sexual assault (Deitz et al, 1984;DeJong, 1999;Gerdes et al, 1988;Seligman, Brickman, & Koulack, 1977;Thornton & Ryckman, 1983;Vrij & Firmin, 2001), are seen as less honest and trustworthy (Vrij & Firmin, 2001), and activate negative feelings and rejection (Deitz et al, 1984;Thornton & Ryckman, 1983).…”

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“…Inferential processes regarding rape are likely to be influenced by physical attributes: unattractive victims are held more responsible for sexual assault (Deitz et al, 1984;DeJong, 1999;Gerdes et al, 1988;Seligman, Brickman, & Koulack, 1977;Thornton & Ryckman, 1983;Vrij & Firmin, 2001), are seen as less honest and trustworthy (Vrij & Firmin, 2001), and activate negative feelings and rejection (Deitz et al, 1984;Thornton & Ryckman, 1983). Moreover, the evidence against the offender is considered weaker (Vrij & Firmin, 2001) and he is assigned shorter prison sentences, suggesting that rape against unattractive women is taken less seriously (Feild, 1979).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…The explanation for the evidence reported is not immediate: on the one hand, unattractive victims may be blamed for the attack because they are seen as unlikely targets, which may mean that they encouraged or provoked the situation (Deitz et al, 1984, DeJong, 1999Krahè, 1991); on the other hand, the occurrence of positive feelings towards attractive victims may elicit a greater desire to support the victim and to punish the offender (Erian, Lin, Patel, Neal & Geiselman, 1998). Whatever the reasons, the social advantages of attractive individuals may be explained by the halo effect, whereby the perception of one trait affects the perception of other traits (Shinners, 2009).…”

Section: From Physical Appearance To Eye Sizementioning

confidence: 99%

“…In some studies, observer gender was shown not to influence the attributions of responsibility for rape (e.g., Acock & Ireland, 1983;Gerdes et al, 1988;Krahè, 1988;Johnson, Jackson, & Smith, 1989). Most of the studies, however, report gender differences, showing that men have less positive attitudes towards the victim and hold her more responsible for the crime (e.g., Cohn et al, 2009;Deitz et al, 1984;Gölge et al, 2003;Whatley, 2005;Workman & Freeburg, 1999). Some authors even report that women are more anales de psicología, 2016, vol.…”

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Título: Júzgame, no me juzgues: el rol del tamaño ocular y el género del observador en la violación por un conocido Resumen: El propósito de este estudio fue examinar el efecto del tamaño ocular y el género del observador en la atracción inicial percibida, honestidad, y atribuciones de responsabilidad en la violación. Se probó un diseño experimental 3 (tamaño del ojo: pequeño vs. normal vs. grande) x 2 (género del observador: masculino vs. femenino). Noventa participantes (45 mujeres y 45 hombres) observaron una de tres caras femeninas asignadas al azar (con manipulación del tamaño de los ojos), y puntuaron la honestidad y atractivo inicial. Entonces se les pidió que leyeran un escenario de violación por conocido con una mujer tradicional, puntuando la responsabilidad de la víctima y del agresor. Se demostró que el tamaño del ojo afecta a todas las variables del estudio: el rostro femenino con ojos grandes fue visto como más atractivo y honesto, se consideró menos responsable de su propia victimización, y el delincuente se vio como más responsable. El género se ha demostrado que afecta a la percepción de atracción inicial y a la responsabilidad de la víctima. Se discuten las implicaciones teóricas y prácticas Palabras clave: Violación por un conocido; tamaño de los ojos; género del observador; atribución de responsabilidad; atractivo; honestidad. Abstract:The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of eye size and observer gender on perceived initial attraction, honesty, and attributions of responsibility for rape. A 3 (eye size: small vs. normal vs. large) x 2 (observer gender: female vs. male) experimental design was tested. Ninety participants (45 women and 45 men) observed one of three randomly assigned female faces (with eye size manipulation), and rated initial attraction and honesty. They were then asked to read an acquaintance rape scenario with a traditional woman, rating the victim and perpetrator responsibility. Eye size was shown to affect all the study variables: the female face with large eyes was seen as more attractive and honest, was held less responsible for her own victimization, and the offender was held more responsible. Gender was proven to affect perceived initial attraction and victim responsibility. Theoretical and practical implications were discussed.

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The interplay of modern myths about sexual aggression and moral foundations in the blaming of rape victims

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Bohner

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Attribution of responsibility for rape: The influence of observer empathy, victim resistance, and victim attractiveness

Cited by 144 publications

References 32 publications

ATTITUDE AND PURCHASE INTENTION TOWARDS TEMPE PRODUCERS JOINING THE PROTESTS A Study in Central Java

ATTITUDE AND PURCHASE INTENTION TOWARDS TEMPE PRODUCERS JOINING THE PROTESTS A Study in Central Java

Judge me, judge me not: The role of eye size and observer gender on acquaintance rape

The interplay of modern myths about sexual aggression and moral foundations in the blaming of rape victims

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