Marta Garrido-Macías, Inmaculada Valor-Segura, Francisca Expósito
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Abstract
Resumen La violencia sexual es un problema actual sobre el que se necesita estudio empirico, pues afecta a mas del 30 % de las mujeres en sus relaciones con los hombres. El objetivo de esta investigacion ha sido comprobar el modo en el que el tipo de tactica utilizada para conseguir sexo, el genero y el sexismo benevolo influyen en la responsabilidad que se le atribuye al agresor. Utilizando una muestra de 305 participantes, se presenta un escenario sexual en el contexto de una relacion de pareja, en el que se manipula el tipo de tactica utilizada para tener sexo (neutra, persuasion o coercion sexual). Los resultados indican que las personas responsabilizan mas al agresor cuando la tactica utilizada es persuasion o coercion sexual, que cuando se utilizan tacticas no violentas (neutra). Ademas, se comprueba que los hombres con alto sexismo benevolo culpan menos al agresor solamente cuando este utiliza tacticas mas sutiles de violencia sexual (persuasion sexual), mientras que este efecto no ocurre en las mujeres. Estos resultados permiten proporcionar un marco teorico sobre el que incidir para establecer los limites de los comportamientos que se consideran aceptables o no en una relacion, contribuyendo a su deteccion y rechazo, asi como para considerar su influencia en la toma de decision del ambito juridico en los casos de violencia de genero. Abstract Sexual violence is a current problem that requires empirical study, since it affects more than 30 % of women in their relationships with men. The aim of the research has been to verify the way in which the type of tactics used to obtain sex, along with gender and benevolent sexism can have an impact on the responsibility attributed to the aggressor. Using a sample of 305 participants, a sexual scenario is presented in a relationship context where the type of tactic used to have sex (neutral, sexual coaxing, or sexual coercion) is manipulated. The results indicate that people attribute more responsibility to the aggressor when the tactic used is sexual coaxing or sexual coercion than when using non-violent (neutral) tactics. In addition, men with high benevolent sexism blame the aggressor less, but only when the subtlest tactics of sexual violence (sexual coaxing) are used, whereas this effect does not occur in women. These results provide a theoretical framework for establishing the limits of the behaviours that are considered acceptable (or not) in a relationship, contributing to their detection and having implications for legal decision-making in cases of gender violence.