Victimblaming Factors in Situations of Violence Against Women

Authors

  • A. Ju. Vinnikova The Faculty of Psychology, St. Petersburg State University, St. Petersburg, Russian Federation
  • Ivan Ju. Obidin Department of Psychology of Crisis and Extreme Situations, St. Petersburg State University, St. Petersburg, Russian Federation

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.61699/cjmps-v1-i5-6-p25-38

Keywords:

victim-blaming, individual factors, situational factors, global factors, violence against women (VAW)

Abstract

Проблема виктимблейминга является междисциплинарной, для ее понимания необходимо рассматривать как макро-, так и микросоциальные явления, куль туральные особенности и ситуационно-временной контекст, психологические и клинико-психологические характеристики всех участников. В статье рассмотре ны имеющиеся данные о факторах виктимблейминга, относящихся к различным уровням, обозначены существующие противоречия, которые затрудняют описа ние причин виктимблеминга с точки зрения какой-либо теоретической модели. В статье также представлены результаты исследования индивидуальных факторов виктимблейминга на российской выборке, подтверждены некоторые социально демографические и индивидуально-психологические характеристики сторонних наблюдателей, влияющих на обвинение жертвы.

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Published

2023-12-20

How to Cite

Vinnikova, A. J., & Obidin, I. J. (2023). Victimblaming Factors in Situations of Violence Against Women. The Caucasus Journal of Medical and Psychological Sciences, 1(5-6), 25–38. https://doi.org/10.61699/cjmps-v1-i5-6-p25-38

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