Abstract
Violence against women in heterosexual intimate relationships is a major social problem with serious physical and psychological consequences for the victims. There is a line of research that seeks to analyze how ideological variables and contextual variables influence the way in which this type of violence is perceived. This study analyzed the relationship between hostile sexism, benevolent sexism and social dominance in the acceptance of the myths about violence against women in intimate relationships. A total of 215 Spanish university students (125 women and 90 men) participated in the research. The results indicate that hostile sexism and social dominance orientation act as factors that influence the acceptance of such myths in men. Benevolent sexism did not act in this way. The data reconfirm the importance of hostile sexism and social dominance orientation in the perception of violence against women, in this case, that which is committed by their partners (or ex-partners) in the area of intimate relationships.
Highlights
It has been established that violence against women is transcultural, can be expressed in multiple ways, and causes grave physical and psychological harm to its victims [1]
Important lines of research have analysed the influence of ideological variables on the perception and interpretation of violence against women [10,11,12]
In the specific case of myths about IPVAW, the people who most accept these myths deny that violence against women in intimate relationships is structural in nature and define it as a primarily minority type of violence unrelated to male domination [12,16]
Summary
It has been established that violence against women is transcultural, can be expressed in multiple ways, and causes grave physical and psychological harm to its victims [1]. The UN has defined IPVAW as “any behavior within an intimate relationship that causes physical, psychological or sexual harm to those in the relationship, including acts of physical aggression (slapping, hitting, kicking and beating), psychological abuse (intimidation, constant belittling or humiliation), sexual coercion or aggression, or any type of controlling behaviors (isolating a person from family and friends, monitoring their movements and restricting access to information or medical care)” [3] This type of male violence refers to physical, psychological or sexual
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