301. Sexual Violence-"Victim" or "Survivor": News Images Affect Explicit and Implicit Judgments of Blame.
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Schwark S and Bohner G
- Subjects
- Adult, Crime Victims psychology, Crime Victims statistics & numerical data, Female, Humans, Male, Mass Media statistics & numerical data, Pilot Projects, Sex Offenses statistics & numerical data, Social Perception, Survivors psychology, Survivors statistics & numerical data, Crime Victims classification, Mass Media standards, Sex Offenses psychology, Survivors classification
- Abstract
A pilot study ( n = 165) showed that images portraying women who have experienced sexual violence as survivors (e.g., at a self-help group) rather than as victims (e.g., in vulnerable positions) led to more positive ratings of the women depicted. In a subsequent experiment ( n = 236), participants viewed either survivor or victim images, read a rape vignette, and completed explicit and implicit measures of blame. Results showed that male (but not female) participants implicitly blamed the woman more after viewing victim images, but explicitly blamed her more after viewing survivor images. Discussion focuses on theoretical and applied implications.
- Published
- 2019
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