The Effects of gender egalitarianism and ambivalent sexism on the acceptance of stalking myths
Abstract
The purpose of this study is to identify male and femal’s general attitudes of stalikng, and to investigate the effect of gender egalitarianism and sexism on the acceptance of stalking myths. The participants were 287 (201 females, 86 males). Frequency, t-test and correlation were used for the analysis of data collected from participants. In this study, the participants considered stalking as an events to occur in romantic or intimate relationship. They perceived the motive of stalking as a control and dominance of others. Female participants were higher than male on gender egalitarianism, and male were higher than female on stalking myths and ambivalent sexism. There were significant positive or negative correlations among these variables, and the participants to have high gender egalitarianism less accepted stalking myths. In contrast, the participants to have high sexism had a higher stalking myths acceptance than participants to have low. These finding showed that the acceptance of stalking myths could be changed according to gender egalitarianism and sexism. There for, to prevent stalking, it should be corrected wrong myths of stalking, on the other hand, it will be increased the gender egalitarianism, and needed education correcting the sexism.
- keywords
- 스토킹, 스토킹에대한 태도, 스토킹 통념, 성평등의식, 성차별주의, Stalking, stalking myth, gender egalitarianism, ambivalent sexism
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