Why are men more likely to endorse myths about child sexual abuse than women? Evidence from disposition and situation-based approaches

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dc.contributor.authorMagalhães, Eunice
dc.contributor.authorGraça, João
dc.contributor.authorAntunes, Carla
dc.contributor.authorFerreira, Célia
dc.contributor.authorPinheiro, Micaela
dc.contributor.institutionHEI-LAB - Human Environment Interaction Lab
dc.date.issued2022-08
dc.descriptionPublisher Copyright: © The Author(s) 2021.
dc.description.abstractResearch on attitudes toward Child Sexual Abuse (CSA) consistently shows that men are more likely to endorse myths about CSA events, victims and perpetrators, compared to women. Here we present two studies that examine why these gender differences occur. Study one (N = 439) followed a dispositional approach to test the mediating role of empathy, social dominance orientation (SDO) and propensity for moral disengagement in the association between gender and the endorsement of CSA myths. Male participants showed higher levels of SDO and propensity for moral disengagement, and lower empathy, which in turn were associated with greater CSA myths acceptance. Study two (N = 360) followed a situational approach to test these processes using a specific case of CSA. Male participants showed higher levels of SDO and lower empathy, which in turn were associated with lower scores of perceived assault seriousness, victim credibility, perpetrator culpability, and greater victim culpability. Overall, the results suggest that men and women may appraise CSA differently, which can be partly explained by differences in SDO, propensity to morally disengage, and empathy. Furthermore, different cognitive mechanisms may be activated with regard to general appraisals of CSA compared to specific cases of CSA.en
dc.identifier.citationMagalhães, E, Graça, J, Antunes, C, Ferreira, C & Pinheiro, M 2022, 'Why are men more likely to endorse myths about child sexual abuse than women? Evidence from disposition and situation-based approaches', Child Maltreatment, vol. 27, no. 3, pp. 356-365. https://doi.org/10.1177/1077559520988353
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1177/1077559520988353
dc.identifier.issn1077-5595
dc.identifier.urlhttps://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/85099847977
dc.language.isoeng
dc.peerreviewedyes
dc.publisherSAGE Publications Inc.
dc.relation.ispartofChild Maltreatment
dc.rightsopenAccess
dc.subjectPSICOLOGIA
dc.subjectABUSO SEXUAL DE CRIANÇAS
dc.subjectGÉNERO
dc.subjectGRUPOS DE RISCO
dc.subjectPSYCHOLOGY
dc.subjectSEXUAL CHILD ABUSE
dc.subjectGENDER
dc.subjectRISK GROUPS
dc.subjectSDG 16 - Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
dc.titleWhy are men more likely to endorse myths about child sexual abuse than women? Evidence from disposition and situation-based approachesen
dc.typearticle

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