The Double Standard towards Men's and Women's Violent Behaviour : En kvantitativ experimentell studie angående människors attityder till våldsbrott i förhållande till kön

• Main Authors: Knapasjö, Martina, Klindt, Jenny
• Format: Others
• Language: Swedish
• Published: Linköpings universitet, Psykologi 2015
• Subjects: Attitudes; gender; crime; violence; genderbias; stereotypes; double standard; prejudice; aggression; masculinity; ideal victim; ideal offender; genderschema; victimisation
• Online Access: http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-113651

The present study tested the prediction that male offenders are judged more harsly than female offenders for involving in a violent crime. Three-hundred and fifty-four adult students (163 men, 190 women, 1 unspecified gender) evaluated a hypothetical crimescenario describing a violent conflict between two parties, as part of a 2 (Informants Gender: Male/Female) x 3 (Offender Gender Triad: Male/Female/Neutral) x 3 (Victim Gender Triad: Male/Female/Neutral) between-subjects design. In situations involving male offenders, compared to female offenders, the informants judged the male offenders more harshly which exposed a double standard, as we expected. Informants also believed that it was more likely that a male offender was a recidivist.