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- Title
Sexismo y agresiones físicas, sexuales y verbales-emocionales, en relaciones de noviazgo de estudiantes universitarios.
- Authors
Rojas-Solís, José Luis; Raimúndez, Eugenio Carpintero
- Abstract
Introduction. Recently research on partner violence has shifted from adults to younger populations. Different models have explained this phenomenon trough out many factors. However feminist theory has given great weight to the sexist attitudes in the development and maintenance of violent behavior. The aim of this study is corroborate empirically the theoretical relationship between these variables to devise prevention and intervention plans for the eradication of this problem. Method. We analyzed the levels of benevolent and hostile sexism toward women, the frequency of physical, sexual and verbal, emotional aggressions, perpetrated and suffered, and the relationship between these variables in a sample of 453 students in different degrees from the University of Salamanca, aged between 18 and 36 years. The sample selection was stratified and not random; the number of members for each stratum was determined by proportional allocation and the inclusion criterion was having or having had a relationship. Results. The results indicate significant differences in levels of sexism among men and women. Males reported having perpetrated significantly more sexual aggressions, females reported having perpetrated significantly more verbal-emotional aggressions, but no sex differences were found in the frequency of commited physical aggressions. About the frequency of suffered aggressions, men reported a higher frequency in physical aggressions and there were no significant differences by sex in the suffered sexual and verbal-emotional aggres- sions. No strong links were observed between sexist attitudes and aggressive behaviors. Discussion and Conclusion: Results highlight the need for research on ambivalent sexism toward men and the desirability of more quantitative and qualitative studies on bidirectional violence in dating relationships of young people, which in turn would suggest the ecological or posturing inclusive models in their explanation involving multiple factors and alternatives to the abuser-victim dichotomy for understanding, prevention and intervention in violence in young couples.
- Subjects
SEXISM; DOMESTIC violence; FEMINIST theory; VIOLENCE; DATING (Social customs); ATTITUDE (Psychology)
- Publication
Electronic Journal of Research in Educational Psychology, 2011, Vol 9, Issue 2, p541
- ISSN
1696-2095
- Publication type
Article