Olika offer, lika skuld? En kvantitativ studie om skuldbeläggande av våldtäktsoffer
(2024) PSYK11 20232Department of Psychology
- Abstract
- The aim of this study was to investigate, in a Swedish context, if the gender of a rape victim relates to how much blame they are attributed. Furthermore, to investigate if the gender, male and female, of the observer relates to how much blame they assign to the victim. Also if self-esteem and sexual orientation relates to how much blame victims are assigned. This was investigated through a quantitative method and an experimental manipulation. The study participants (n=144) responded to a survey which included a vignette depicting an acquaintance rape scenario where the victim was described as a male (n=74) or a female (n=70). The participants answered questions measuring victim blaming, self-esteem and stated their sexual orientation. The... (More)
- The aim of this study was to investigate, in a Swedish context, if the gender of a rape victim relates to how much blame they are attributed. Furthermore, to investigate if the gender, male and female, of the observer relates to how much blame they assign to the victim. Also if self-esteem and sexual orientation relates to how much blame victims are assigned. This was investigated through a quantitative method and an experimental manipulation. The study participants (n=144) responded to a survey which included a vignette depicting an acquaintance rape scenario where the victim was described as a male (n=74) or a female (n=70). The participants answered questions measuring victim blaming, self-esteem and stated their sexual orientation. The results revealed no significant difference in the degree of blame attributed to a male victim compared to a female victim. There was a significant difference regarding observer gender, where men attributed more blame to the victim compared to women. The result showed no significant relationship between self-esteem and victim blaming. Results revealed a significant relationship between age and victim blaming. The older the participant, the more blame was assigned to the victim. Potential explanations in relation to the results and the limitations of the study were discussed. It was noted that examination of both men and women as rape victims and the identification of underlying causes of victim blaming is crucial to help reduce this tendency. (Less)
- Abstract (Swedish)
- Denna studie syftade till att i en svensk kontext undersöka ifall våldtäktsoffrets kön påverkar graden skuldbeläggning de utsätts för. Fortsättningsvis att undersöka ifall deltagarnas kön, man och kvinna, påverkar hur mycket skuld de tillskriver ett offer. Även ifall självkänsla och sexuell läggning påverkade hur mycket skuld ett offer attribueras. Detta undersöktes genom en kvantitativ metod och en experimentell manipulation. Studiens deltagare (n=144) besvarade en enkät och randomiserades till en vinjett om en bekantskapsvåldtäkt där offret antingen var man (n=74) eller kvinna (n=70). Vidare besvarade deltagarna frågor som bland annat mätte graden skuldbeläggning av offret, frågor som mätte självkänsla samt uppgav sin sexuella läggning.... (More)
- Denna studie syftade till att i en svensk kontext undersöka ifall våldtäktsoffrets kön påverkar graden skuldbeläggning de utsätts för. Fortsättningsvis att undersöka ifall deltagarnas kön, man och kvinna, påverkar hur mycket skuld de tillskriver ett offer. Även ifall självkänsla och sexuell läggning påverkade hur mycket skuld ett offer attribueras. Detta undersöktes genom en kvantitativ metod och en experimentell manipulation. Studiens deltagare (n=144) besvarade en enkät och randomiserades till en vinjett om en bekantskapsvåldtäkt där offret antingen var man (n=74) eller kvinna (n=70). Vidare besvarade deltagarna frågor som bland annat mätte graden skuldbeläggning av offret, frågor som mätte självkänsla samt uppgav sin sexuella läggning. Resultatet visade ingen signifikant skillnad i graden av skuldbeläggning av en man som våldtäktsoffer jämfört med en kvinna som våldtäktsoffer. Det visades en signifikant skillnad mellan deltagarnas kön och graden skuldbeläggning då män skuldbelade mer än kvinnor. Resultatet visade att självkänsla inte hade ett signifikant samband med skuldbeläggning. Vidare visades ett signifikant samband mellan ålder och skuldbeläggning. Ju äldre deltagaren var, desto mer skuldbelades offret. Möjliga förklaringar till resultaten samt studiens begränsningar diskuterades. Det konstaterades att undersökning av både män och kvinnor som våldtäktsoffer samt identifiering av bakomliggande orsaker för skuldbeläggning av våldtäktsoffer är viktigt för att kunna minska förekommandet av detta. (Less)
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- author
- Isaksson Génetay, Tova LU and Lindström, Lisa LU
- supervisor
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- Una Tellhed LU
- organization
- course
- PSYK11 20232
- year
- 2024
- type
- M2 - Bachelor Degree
- subject
- keywords
- könskillnader, självkänsla, skuldbeläggning, våldtäkt, gender differences, rape, self-esteem, victim blaming
- language
- Swedish
- id
- 9146532
- date added to LUP
- 2024-01-25 11:58:41
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- 2024-01-25 11:58:41
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abstract = {{The aim of this study was to investigate, in a Swedish context, if the gender of a rape victim relates to how much blame they are attributed. Furthermore, to investigate if the gender, male and female, of the observer relates to how much blame they assign to the victim. Also if self-esteem and sexual orientation relates to how much blame victims are assigned. This was investigated through a quantitative method and an experimental manipulation. The study participants (n=144) responded to a survey which included a vignette depicting an acquaintance rape scenario where the victim was described as a male (n=74) or a female (n=70). The participants answered questions measuring victim blaming, self-esteem and stated their sexual orientation. The results revealed no significant difference in the degree of blame attributed to a male victim compared to a female victim. There was a significant difference regarding observer gender, where men attributed more blame to the victim compared to women. The result showed no significant relationship between self-esteem and victim blaming. Results revealed a significant relationship between age and victim blaming. The older the participant, the more blame was assigned to the victim. Potential explanations in relation to the results and the limitations of the study were discussed. It was noted that examination of both men and women as rape victims and the identification of underlying causes of victim blaming is crucial to help reduce this tendency.}},
author = {{Isaksson Génetay, Tova and Lindström, Lisa}},
language = {{swe}},
note = {{Student Paper}},
title = {{Olika offer, lika skuld? En kvantitativ studie om skuldbeläggande av våldtäktsoffer}},
year = {{2024}},
}