Elzie, Eveline Louise (2024) The Role of Dehumanization and Evilness Attributions on the Negative Emotional Reactions towards Sexual Harassers. Bachelor thesis, Psychology.
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Abstract
The goal of this study was to examine the underlying mechanisms leading to the emergence of negative emotional reactions, more specifically hate feelings, towards sexual harassers. We examined the effects of dehumanization and the perceived evilness of the transgressor on hate feelings and tested two competing hypotheses and the interaction to see which is a stronger predictor. We conducted an online, self-report study with vignettes describing an event of sexual harassment, measuring the perceived evilness, the dehumanization and the hate feelings towards sexual harassers on a US-based sample (N=220). We found that dehumanization plays a significant role in the negative emotional reactions towards sexual harassers, while the attribution of evil characteristics only demonstrated a marginal effect. The two mechanisms do not interact, demonstrating their differing approaches. These findings are relevant for disentangling the complexity of strong negative emotional reactions, such as hate. They can contribute to creating interventions that reduce the stigma that hinders the reintegration of sex offenders.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Bachelor) |
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| Supervisor name: | Martinez Moreno, C.A. |
| Degree programme: | Psychology |
| Differentiation route: | None [Bachelor Psychology] |
| Date Deposited: | 24 Jul 2024 14:13 |
| Last Modified: | 24 Jul 2024 14:13 |
| URI: | http://gmwpublic.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/4128 |
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