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Sexism och våld inom nära relationer: En undersökning av polisstudenters attityder

Clarén, Alicia Desirée LU and Borg, Alicia LU (2023) PSYK11 20231
Department of Psychology
Abstract (Swedish)
Trots att Sverige är bland de mest jämställda länderna i världen är mäns våld mot kvinnor ett samhällsproblem av omfattande karaktär. Konsekvenserna av detta våld är betydande, både i form av samhällskostnader och personligt lidande. Poliser har en avgörande roll vid dessa våldssituationer. Detta arbete ämnar undersöka vilka attityder som finns bland blivande poliser i Sverige gällande olika typer av våld, och om dessa påverkas av graden av sexism. Deltagarna bestod av 89 studenter på Sveriges polisutbildningar samt en kontrollgrupp bestående av 88 personer. En enkät som mäter sexism samt attityder till olika våldssituationer distribuerades till deltagarna. De typer av våld som beskrevs var fysiskt, psykiskt och hot om våld, sexuellt samt... (More)
Trots att Sverige är bland de mest jämställda länderna i världen är mäns våld mot kvinnor ett samhällsproblem av omfattande karaktär. Konsekvenserna av detta våld är betydande, både i form av samhällskostnader och personligt lidande. Poliser har en avgörande roll vid dessa våldssituationer. Detta arbete ämnar undersöka vilka attityder som finns bland blivande poliser i Sverige gällande olika typer av våld, och om dessa påverkas av graden av sexism. Deltagarna bestod av 89 studenter på Sveriges polisutbildningar samt en kontrollgrupp bestående av 88 personer. En enkät som mäter sexism samt attityder till olika våldssituationer distribuerades till deltagarna. De typer av våld som beskrevs var fysiskt, psykiskt och hot om våld, sexuellt samt ekonomiskt och materiellt. Resultatet visade att polisstudenterna angav en högre nivå av sexism än kontrollgruppen, samtidigt som männen skattade högre än kvinnorna. Respondenter från båda grupperna ansåg att situationerna som beskrevs i vinjetterna var allvarliga. Det återfanns även en korrelation mellan nivå av sexism och synen på allvarligheten. Studiens resultat återspeglar tidigare forskning kring könsskillnader gällande sexism samt den korrelation som finns mellan attityder till våld och sexism. Dessutom bidrar den med ny kunskap om svenska polisstudenters sexism samt deras attityder till våld inom nära relationer, något som inte undersökts tillräckligt i tidigare forskning. Förhoppningen är att denna undersökning bidrar genom att utöka intresset och engagemanget för detta forskningsområde. (Less)
Abstract
Despite Sweden being amongst the most gender equal countries in the world,
men's violence against women is a comprehensive societal issue with large
consequences: both considering financial costs to society and personal
suffering. The police have a crucial role in this issue. This thesis aims to
investigate attitudes amongst police students in Sweden towards different types
of violence, and if this correlates with the degree of sexism. Participants
consisted of 89 Swedish police students and 88 participants in a control group.
A survey measuring sexism and evaluations of four types of intimate partner
violence was distributed. The types of violence were physical, psychological,
sexual, and economic. Results show a higher level of... (More)
Despite Sweden being amongst the most gender equal countries in the world,
men's violence against women is a comprehensive societal issue with large
consequences: both considering financial costs to society and personal
suffering. The police have a crucial role in this issue. This thesis aims to
investigate attitudes amongst police students in Sweden towards different types
of violence, and if this correlates with the degree of sexism. Participants
consisted of 89 Swedish police students and 88 participants in a control group.
A survey measuring sexism and evaluations of four types of intimate partner
violence was distributed. The types of violence were physical, psychological,
sexual, and economic. Results show a higher level of sexism amongst the
police students compared to the control group, as well as for men compared to
women. Participants in both groups viewed the situations described as severe,
and a negative correlation between the level of sexism and attitudes concerning
the severity was detected. The results concur with previous research regarding
gender differences in sexism along with the correlation of attitudes towards
violence and sexism. Additionally, it contributes new knowledge about the
sexism amongst Swedish police students as well as their beliefs about intimate
partner violence. Hopefully, this study aids in broadening the interest and
engagement regarding this topic of research. (Less)
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author
Clarén, Alicia Desirée LU and Borg, Alicia LU
supervisor
organization
course
PSYK11 20231
year
type
M2 - Bachelor Degree
subject
keywords
Våld inom nära relationer, polisstudenter, sexism, attityder, våldstyper, Intimate partner violence, police students, attitudes, types of violence
language
Swedish
id
9124105
date added to LUP
2023-06-16 08:04:29
date last changed
2023-06-16 08:04:29
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  abstract     = {{Despite Sweden being amongst the most gender equal countries in the world,
men's violence against women is a comprehensive societal issue with large
consequences: both considering financial costs to society and personal
suffering. The police have a crucial role in this issue. This thesis aims to
investigate attitudes amongst police students in Sweden towards different types
of violence, and if this correlates with the degree of sexism. Participants
consisted of 89 Swedish police students and 88 participants in a control group.
A survey measuring sexism and evaluations of four types of intimate partner
violence was distributed. The types of violence were physical, psychological,
sexual, and economic. Results show a higher level of sexism amongst the
police students compared to the control group, as well as for men compared to
women. Participants in both groups viewed the situations described as severe,
and a negative correlation between the level of sexism and attitudes concerning
the severity was detected. The results concur with previous research regarding
gender differences in sexism along with the correlation of attitudes towards
violence and sexism. Additionally, it contributes new knowledge about the
sexism amongst Swedish police students as well as their beliefs about intimate
partner violence. Hopefully, this study aids in broadening the interest and
engagement regarding this topic of research.}},
  author       = {{Clarén, Alicia Desirée and Borg, Alicia}},
  language     = {{swe}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{Sexism och våld inom nära relationer: En undersökning av polisstudenters attityder}},
  year         = {{2023}},
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