Abstract

ESPINOZA ORNELAS, Roxana; MOYA, Miguel  and  WILLIS, Guillermo B. The relationship between fear of rape and benevolent sexism in a sample of women from Ciudad Juarez (Mexico). Suma Psicol. [online]. 2015, vol.22, n.2, pp.71-77. ISSN 0121-4381.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sumpsi.2015.09.001.

A study was conducted on the relationship between fear of rape and benevolent sexism in 2 samples of women from Ciudad Juarez (Mexico). Using a correlational design, in Study 1 (N = 225 women) it was found that fear of rape was positively related with benevolent sexism, but it was not related with hostile sexism. In Study 2 (N = 188 women) fear was experimentally manipulated using 3 experimental conditions: fear of rape, fear of crime, and a control group. Results showed that there was a casual effect of fear of rape on benevolent sexism shown by women. A discussion is presented on how fear of rape, through its effects on benevolent sexism, could contribute to maintain gender inequality between men and women.

Keywords : Benevolent sexism; Fear of rape; Fear of crime; Gender inequality.

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