Street Sexual Harassment: Experiences and Attitudes among Young Spanish People
| Autor: | Virginia Ferreiro-Basurto, Victoria A. Ferrer-Perez, Esperanza Bosch-Fiol, Andrés Sánchez-Prada, Carmen Delgado-Alvarez |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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Future studies
Adolescent Multiple forms Health Toxicology and Mutagenesis media_common.quotation_subject Context (language use) Gender-Based Violence Article street sexual harassment Perception Humans attitudes towards harassment Crime Victims harassment experiences media_common Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Bullying “piropos” Witness Attitude Sexual Harassment Feeling Social attitudes Harassment Medicine Female Psychology Social psychology |
| Zdroj: | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health Volume 18 Issue 19 International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Vol 18, Iss 10375, p 10375 (2021) |
| ISSN: | 1660-4601 |
| Popis: | Violence against women (VAW) is gender-based violence directed at women and girls on account of being female that can take on multiple forms and manifest in different contexts. Among the many possible forms of VAW, this article focuses on “piropos”, a type of stranger harassment situation. Specifically, the objectives of this study were two-fold: to analyze the usefulness of a tool to evaluate social attitudes towards this form of VAW and to analyze the influence of sociodemographic variables and prior victimization (whether as a witness or victim) on attitudes towards this type of violence among Spanish youth. An opportunity sample of 538 young Spanish people took part in this study. They filled out a sociodemographic data sheet, a victimization questionnaire designed ad hoc, and a questionnaire on attitudes towards “piropos”. The results obtained indicate that the questionnaire was adequate for use as a tool to evaluate social attitudes towards this type of VAW and suggest its applicability for future studies on attitudes towards “piropos” as a type of stranger harassment situation in a Spanish context. Moreover, the results on victimization not only corroborate the magnitude of street sexual harassment in Spain and a direct effect of gender on the perception of the violence experienced, they also reinforce the need to further investigate new aspects. Regarding attitudes towards “piropos”, the results obtained indicate that, in general, participants demonstrated negative attitudes or rejection, and these feelings were particularly strong among women. |
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