Publication: The humiliation of the abused woman: the internalization of self-devaluation as a key factor in victim inaction
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2024-05
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A partir de las respuestas de 242 mujeres sobre episodios de maltrato psicológico machista sufridos en sus relaciones de pareja, estudiamos, desde la perspectiva teórica de la humillación, sus respuestas cognitivo-emocionales y conductuales. Medimos primero el grado de maltrato experimentado, seguidamente las dos valoraciones cognitivas clave que subyacen a la humillación (interiorización de la devaluación del yo e injusticia), las emociones (humillación, vergüenza, culpa e ira), y finalmente las respuestas de pasividad y confrontación. Los resultados muestran que las víctimas que reportaron mayores niveles de interiorización experimentaron más humillación, vergüenza y culpa. Por el contrario, las víctimas que no mostraron haber interiorizado una visión devaluada de sí mismas respondieron con ira. A su vez, hallamos un efecto indirecto significativo entre maltrato y pasividad vía humillación, vergüenza y culpa, y un efecto indirecto significativo entre maltrato y confrontación vía ira. Concluimos que la interiorización de una devaluación del yo es una variable clave para comprender la respuesta emocional y conductual de las mujeres víctimas de violencia machista.
We used the theoretical perspective of humiliation to study the cognitive-emotional and behavioral responses of 242 women regarding episodes of sexist psychological abuse they experienced in relationships. First, we measured the degree of abuse experienced. This was followed by the two key cognitive assessments that underlie humiliation (internalization of self-devaluation and injustice), emotion (humiliation, shame, guilt, and anger), and participant’s levels of passivity and confrontation. The results show that women who reported higher levels of self-devaluation internalization experienced more humiliation, shame, and guilt. Conversely, those who did not demonstrate internalized devalued views of themselves showed higher levels of anger. We identified an indirect significant effect between abuse and passivity via humiliation, shame, and guilt, and an indirect significant effect between abuse and confrontation via anger. Therefore, it appears that the internalization of self-devaluation is a key variable in understanding the emotional and behavioral responses of women who experience sexist violence.
We used the theoretical perspective of humiliation to study the cognitive-emotional and behavioral responses of 242 women regarding episodes of sexist psychological abuse they experienced in relationships. First, we measured the degree of abuse experienced. This was followed by the two key cognitive assessments that underlie humiliation (internalization of self-devaluation and injustice), emotion (humiliation, shame, guilt, and anger), and participant’s levels of passivity and confrontation. The results show that women who reported higher levels of self-devaluation internalization experienced more humiliation, shame, and guilt. Conversely, those who did not demonstrate internalized devalued views of themselves showed higher levels of anger. We identified an indirect significant effect between abuse and passivity via humiliation, shame, and guilt, and an indirect significant effect between abuse and confrontation via anger. Therefore, it appears that the internalization of self-devaluation is a key variable in understanding the emotional and behavioral responses of women who experience sexist violence.
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psychological gender violence, humiliation, passivity, confrontation, anger, violencia psicológica de género, humillación, pasividad, confrontación, ira
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Facultad de Psicología
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Psicología Social y de las Organizaciones