Hendree P K, Nicks S D
Christian Brothers University, Memphis, TN 38104, USA.
Percept Mot Skills. 2000 Apr;90(2):485-8. doi: 10.2466/pms.2000.90.2.485.
The purpose of the present study was to examine the relationship between criminal behavior and perceived sex of the perpetrator. Participants (26 men and 44 women) reviewed scenarios depicting an armed robbery and a child's murder. 98% of the respondents attributed the armed robbery to a man, whereas an equal number attributed the child's murder to both a man and a woman. The respondents also ascribed the man's behavior to internal characteristics, whereas the woman's criminal behavior was attributed to external situations or to mental illness. These findings are in accord with current sex stereotypes.
本研究的目的是检验犯罪行为与对犯罪者性别的认知之间的关系。参与者(26名男性和44名女性)审阅了描述持械抢劫和儿童谋杀的场景。98%的受访者将持械抢劫归因于男性,而将儿童谋杀归因于男性和女性的人数相同。受访者还将男性的行为归因于内在特质,而将女性的犯罪行为归因于外部环境或精神疾病。这些发现与当前的性别刻板印象一致。