Empathy as a moderator of sexual violence perpetration risk factors among college men

Hudson-Flege, Matthew; Grover, Holly M.; Meçe, Merita H.; Ramos, Athena K.; Thompson, Martie P.

doi:10.1080/07448481.2018.1536055

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“…The results show that boys score higher than girls in both hostile and benevolent sexism, reflecting a commitment to traditional patriarchal patterns and the exercise of roles linked to domination. These contradictions can be explained by the lack of empathy shown by some boys to put themselves in the victims' place [46,47]. The interpretation would be that when they admit that they would not be bothered by abuse, in reality what they are revealing is that they do not care that these abuses happen as long as it is they who commit them rather than undergo them.…”

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Synergy between Acceptance of Violence and Sexist Attitudes as a Dating Violence Risk Factor

Antelo

Gordillo

Parra

2020

IJERPH

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The normalization of aggressive behavior in teenage couples when they are dating is a phenomenon that is currently reaching very worrying proportions. The consequences are creating a serious public health problem and have hence aroused the interest of many researchers as to its causes. Most have centered on the role of the aggressor. However, the processes of aggression and victimization are inseparable, and relegating the victims to the background only contributes to increasing the prevalence, severity, and perdurability of the problem. The objectives of this study were to: (i) identify the types and frequency of abuse that adolescents suffer in their relationships; (ii) analyze the relationship between sexist attitudes, acceptance of violence, and victimization; and (iii) determine predictors of the violence suffered in adolescent dating relationships. The sample comprised 2577 adolescents (55.2% girls) of 14 to 18 years in age (M = 15.9, SD = 1.2). The instruments used were the dating violence questionnaire (Cuestionario de Violencia de Novios, CUVINO) and the Scale of detection of sexism in adolescents (Escala de Detección de Sexismo en Adolescentes, DSA). The results indicate that victims showed high tolerance towards gender violence. Acceptance was greater the more frequent the abuse or aggressions suffered. Regarding sexist attitudes, only those belonging to the benevolent dimension had predictive value. The results also show that the interaction between acceptance of the abuse suffered and the manifestation of benevolent sexist attitudes predicted victimization involving specific forms of aggression.

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confidence: 99%

Synergy between Acceptance of Violence and Sexist Attitudes as a Dating Violence Risk Factor

Antelo

Gordillo

Parra

2020

IJERPH

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“…Empathy was found to be a protective factor against SV, with non-perpetrators having higher levels of empathy and increasing levels of empathy in middle school, although not high school, compared to those who perpetrated (Basile et al, 2018). Another study examined 544 college men to determine if empathy was a moderator for risk factors of SV perpetration (Hudson-Flege et al, 2020). The results indicated that empathy was a moderator for six risk factors (peer approval of forced sex, hostility toward women, rape-supportive beliefs, alcohol use, sexual compulsivity, and the number of sexual partners) out of 10 tested and was associated with less perpetration in high-risk men (Hudson-Flege et al, 2020).…”

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Protective Factors for Sexual Violence Perpetration Among High School and College Students: A Systematic Review

O’Connor

Smith

Woerner

et al. 2023

Trauma, Violence, & Abuse

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To prevent sexual violence (SV), it is important to understand both risk and protective factors for SV perpetration. Although considerable research has examined risk factors for perpetration of SV among high school and college students, less research is dedicated to investigating protective factors which might mitigate the risk of perpetration. This review summarizes existing research on protective factors for perpetration of SV among high school and college students. Thirteen articles were included in this study after reviewing 5,464 citations. Inclusion criteria included peer-reviewed scholarly journals, written in English, and published between 2010 and 2021. The included articles indicate that 11 factors were significantly related to less SV perpetration. Key protective factors identified in this study include empathy, impulse control, social support, parental factors, peers, church attendance/ religiosity, and school connections. In addition to protective factors, this review also examined study characteristics for the included articles and found that most participants were White and just over half of the studies were longitudinal. Overall, these findings indicate a lack of research focused on protective factors for SV perpetration, and a need for more research on the identified protective factors and to investigate additional protective factors. Such studies should include longitudinal designs and more diverse samples to understand the range of protective factors that can be bolstered through interventions to prevent SV among high school and college students.

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“…Low levels of empathy also contribute to greater victim-blaming, dehumanization, and othering, with direct and indirect effects. As an example of a possible direct effect, one study showed that greater levels of empathy were correlated with lower sexual violence perpetration rates among high-risk college men (Hudson-Fledge et al forthcoming). Indirectly, particularly as recent political discourse and policy proposals appear to increasingly scapegoat, dehumanize, and vilify “others,” the ability to understand social issues beyond individual-level analysis is important in developing responsible citizens.…”

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Deconstructing Victim-Blaming, Dehumanization, and Othering: Using Empathy to Develop a Sociological Imagination

Ghidina

2019

Teach Sociol

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The sociological imagination is a core component of all introductory sociology courses. A main focus of this perspective is how social forces are related to individual lives. Undergraduates are often socialized to rely on individualistic explanations of public issues. These explanations often blame, dehumanize, and other the victim, thereby inhibiting the understanding and application of structural analyses. A classroom activity that sought to increase empathy by showing video clips of individuals affected by the issues followed by a focused discussion of their experience was developed, implemented, and assessed. Results comparing pretests and posttests of students who engaged in the activity and those who were taught via more traditional methods indicate the exercise reduced victim-blaming and increased understanding of the sociological imagination. The pedagogical implications of these results for teaching introductory sociology are discussed along with the promise of sociology in the current socio-political context.

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Empathy as a moderator of sexual violence perpetration risk factors among college men

Cited by 17 publications

References 34 publications

Synergy between Acceptance of Violence and Sexist Attitudes as a Dating Violence Risk Factor

Synergy between Acceptance of Violence and Sexist Attitudes as a Dating Violence Risk Factor

Protective Factors for Sexual Violence Perpetration Among High School and College Students: A Systematic Review

Deconstructing Victim-Blaming, Dehumanization, and Othering: Using Empathy to Develop a Sociological Imagination

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