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Introduction <p>Although violence against women is broadly condemned, this rejection tends to diminish in prostitution-related contexts, where monetary exchange may be perceived as legitimising behaviours otherwise deemed unacceptable.</p> Objective <p>This study examines responsibility attributions towards victims and perpetrators in male-perpetrated violence scenarios and analyses the influence of situational and individual-level factors on these attributions.</p> Method <p>A factorial survey design was implemented with 1,598 participants residing in Spain, who assessed vignettes varying by victim’s gender identity, nationality, presence of payment, type of violence, and reporting. Additionally, individual-level variables were measured, such as rape myth acceptance, comfort with sexuality, pornography consumption, and engagement in the purchase of sexual services.</p> Results <p>While overall levels of victim-blaming were low, attitudinal factors—particularly rape myth acceptance, ambivalent sexism, and views on prostitution—emerged as significant predictors of responsibility attributions.</p> Conclusions <p>These findings underscore the role of individual belief systems in shaping responses to violence and offer insights for addressing harmful stereotypes, especially in contexts involving prostitution.</p>

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Unpacking the dynamics of blame: exploring responsibility attributions to victims and perpetrators in prostitution and non-prostitution contexts

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  • 发表日期：

    2025年10月24日

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  • Tatiana Quiñonez-Toral,
  • Carmen M. Leon,
  • Eva Aizpurua

摘要

Introduction

Although violence against women is broadly condemned, this rejection tends to diminish in prostitution-related contexts, where monetary exchange may be perceived as legitimising behaviours otherwise deemed unacceptable.

Objective

This study examines responsibility attributions towards victims and perpetrators in male-perpetrated violence scenarios and analyses the influence of situational and individual-level factors on these attributions.

Method

A factorial survey design was implemented with 1,598 participants residing in Spain, who assessed vignettes varying by victim’s gender identity, nationality, presence of payment, type of violence, and reporting. Additionally, individual-level variables were measured, such as rape myth acceptance, comfort with sexuality, pornography consumption, and engagement in the purchase of sexual services.

Results

While overall levels of victim-blaming were low, attitudinal factors—particularly rape myth acceptance, ambivalent sexism, and views on prostitution—emerged as significant predictors of responsibility attributions.

Conclusions

These findings underscore the role of individual belief systems in shaping responses to violence and offer insights for addressing harmful stereotypes, especially in contexts involving prostitution.