When chivalry backfires: Benevolent sexism and attitudes toward Myra Hindley

Viki, GT, Massey, K and Masser, B (2005) When chivalry backfires: Benevolent sexism and attitudes toward Myra Hindley. Legal And Criminological Psychology, 10 : 109-120.


Author Viki, GT
Massey, K
Masser, B
Title When chivalry backfires: Benevolent sexism and attitudes toward Myra Hindley
Journal name Legal And Criminological Psychology  (ERA 2012 Listed)    (ERA 2010 Rank C)
Publication date 2005
Sub-type Article
Volume number 10
ISSN 1355-3259
Start page 109
End page 120
Total pages 12
Editor Ron Blackburn
Place of publication UK
Publisher The British Psychological Society
Collection year 2005
Language eng
Subject C1
380105 Social and Community Psychology
390301 Justice Systems and Administration
750503 Understanding legal processes
Abstract Researchers have suggested that paternalistic attitudes may influence people's perceptions of female offenders. In the current study, we examined the role of benevolent and hostile sexism in people's perceptions of a specific female offender (Myra Hindley), who can be viewed as having violated traditional gender role assumptions. We observed that benevolent sexism (but not hostile sexism) was related to negative evaluations of Myra Hindley. In addition, mediation analyses suggest that the relationship between benevolent sexism and the negative evaluations of Myra Hindley was partially accounted for by participants' perceptions that Myra Hindley possessed traits that violated traditional gender role stereotypes. Theoretical and practical implications are discussed.
Keyword Criminology & Penology
Law
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Ambivalent Sexism
Hostile
Perceptions
Mediator
Gender
Women
Rape
Q-Index Code C1
 
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