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Studies in Psychology
Estudios de Psicología
Volume 34, 2013 - Issue 2
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Relaciones del sexismo con justificación de la violencia, y con otras formas de prejuicio como la dominancia social y el autoritarismo

Sexism relations with justification of violence and with other forms of prejudice such as social dominance and authoritarianism

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Pages 127-139 | Received 23 Sep 2011, Accepted 09 May 2012, Published online: 23 Jan 2014
 

Resumen

El sexismo y la violencia son problemas graves en la sociedad actual. Por esta razón, el estudio analiza las relaciones entre sexismo y justificación de la violencia, autoritarismo de derechas y orientación a la dominancia social, identificando variables predictoras del sexismo y de la justificación de la violencia. La muestra incluye 2.867 participantes, 1.455 adolescentes de 11 a 17 años y sus progenitores (764 madres, 648 padres). Los análisis realizados confirmaron los siguientes resultados: 1) correlaciones positivas entre sexismo (hostil, benevolente, ambivalente, neosexismo) y justificación de la violencia (entre iguales, doméstica, contra minorías); 2) correlaciones negativas entre sexismo (hostil, neosexismo) y rechazo de la violencia; 3) correlaciones positivas del sexismo (hostil, benevolente, ambivalente), con autoritarismo y dominancia social; 4) Alto nivel de justificación de la violencia (doméstica, contra minorías, entre iguales) y ser chico fueron predictores de sexismo hostil; y alto nivel de justificación de la violencia (contra minorías, doméstica), y autoritarismo en la madre, de sexismo benevolente en los adolescentes; y 5) El sexismo de los adolescentes fue la variable predictora explicativa más relevante en la justificación de la violencia. La discusión se centra en la necesidad de implementar programas para fomentar la igualdad y prevenir la violencia.

Abstract

Sexism and violence are serious problems in today's society. Therefore, our study analyzes the relationships between: sexism and justification of violence, right-wing authoritarianism and social dominance orientation, identifying predictors of sexism and violence justification. The sample included 2,867 participants, i.e. 1,455 adolescents between 11 and 17 years and their parents (764 mothers, 648 fathers). Analyses confirmed the following results: 1) positive correlations between sexism (hostile, benevolent, ambivalent, neosexism) and justification of violence (bullying, gender, against minorities), 2) negative correlations between sexism (hostile, neosexism) and rejection of violence, 3) positive correlations betweeen sexism (hostile, benevolent, ambivalent) and authoritarianism and social dominance; 4) High level of justification of violence (gender, against minorities, bullying) and being male were predictors of hostile sexism, and high level of justification of violence (against minorities, gender) and authoritarianism in the mother predicted benevolent sexism in adolescents; and 5) Sexism among adolescents was the most relevant explanatory predictor variable of justification of violence. The discussion focuses on the need to implement programmes to promote equality and prevent violence.

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