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Inhibition and Disinhibition of Male Aggression Against Females: A Personality Moderator Approach
Author(s) -
Smith Stephen M.,
Martin Leonard L.,
Kerwin Jeffrey J.
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
journal of applied social psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.822
H-Index - 111
eISSN - 1559-1816
pISSN - 0021-9029
DOI - 10.1111/j.1559-1816.2001.tb02488.x
Subject(s) - psychology , disinhibition , moderation , aggression , hostility , context (archaeology) , developmental psychology , social psychology , personality , clinical psychology , psychotherapist , paleontology , biology
Three experiments examined the role of individual differences in combination with contextual factors hypothesized to moderate the level of hostility toward females evident in male participants' responses. In Study I, we manipulated survey context and examined the influence of participants' levels of rape myth acceptance (RMA) on self‐reported rape likelihood. In Study 2, we examined the interactive role of target gender and participants' levels of sex guilt (SG) on aggression toward the target after exposure to an erotic film. Study 3 results suggested that high SG males have particularly negative responses to women (but not men) who enjoy erotic presentations, consistent with a “Jack‐the‐Ripper” interpretation of the Study 2 findings.