The Use of Partial Least Squares–Path Modelling to Understand the Impact of Ambivalent Sexism on Violence-Justification among Adolescents

Gender violence is generally conceived as a phenomenon concerning only adults. Nonetheless, it is also perpetrated within teenagers’ relationships, as many empirical studies have shown. We therefore have focused our attention on a non-probabilistic sample consisting of 400 adolescents living in Napl...

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Published in:International journal of environmental research and public health 2020-07, Vol.17 (14), p.4991
Main Authors: Fasanelli, Roberto, Galli, Ida, Grassia, Maria Gabriella, Marino, Marina, Cataldo, Rosanna, Lauro, Carlo Natale, Castiello, Chiara, Grassia, Filomena, Arcidiacono, Caterina, Procentese, Fortuna
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Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescents
Aggression
Asymmetry
Attitudes
Behavior
Boys
Children & youth
Couples
Domestic violence
Gender
Gender differences
Gender-based violence
Girls
Hypotheses
Multiculturalism & pluralism
Paternalism
Prejudice
Questionnaires
Racism
Sex roles
Sexism
Teenagers
Variables
Violence
Women
Xenophobia
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Summary:Gender violence is generally conceived as a phenomenon concerning only adults. Nonetheless, it is also perpetrated within teenagers’ relationships, as many empirical studies have shown. We therefore have focused our attention on a non-probabilistic sample consisting of 400 adolescents living in Naples (Italy), to study the association between sexism and the justification of violent attitudes. Generally, sexism is recognised as a discriminatory attitude towards people, based on their biological sex. However, it is conventional to talk about sexism as a prejudice against women. The Ambivalent Sexism Inventory (ASI) for adolescents was used to evaluate the two dimensions of ambivalent sexism, i.e., hostile sexism (HS) and benevolent sexism (BS). Moreover, the questionnaire regarding attitudes towards diversity and violence (CADV) was administered to assess participants’ attitudes towards violence. A Partial Least Square–Second Order Path Model reveals that girls’ ambivalent sexism is affected more by benevolent sexism than hostile sexism. On the contrary, among boys, hostile sexism has a higher impact. Finally, benevolent sexist girls justify domestic violence more than boys do.
ISSN:1660-4601
1661-7827
1660-4601
DOI:10.3390/ijerph17144991