Lee Harrison, Labhardt Danielle, Willmott Dominic
Department of Psychology, Manchester Metropolitan University, Manchester M15 6GX, UK.
Department of Criminology, Sociology and Social Policy, Loughborough University, Leicestershire LE11 3TU, UK.
Behav Sci (Basel). 2024 Oct 8;14(10):913. doi: 10.3390/bs14100913.
Literature is sparse regarding men's attitudes towards male sexual assault and the role that the sexuality of those involved may have. Despite the high prevalence of chemsex and GHB (gamma-hydroxybutyrate) participation among men who have sex with men, no study has yet investigated attitudes towards such. Utilising a community sample of 141 UK men, participants were randomly assigned into one of six conditions based on victim sexuality (heterosexual or homosexual) and the drug used present during the sexual assault (chemsex, chemical submission, or no drugs). All participants completed the Male Rape Victim and Perpetrator Blaming Scale and Victim-Blaming Empathy Scale to measure victim-blame and empathy attributions. Results of a two-way MANOVA revealed a significant difference between participant gender and empathic ratings, with heterosexual participants significantly less likely to empathise than their homosexual counterparts. A non-significant difference was observed between the conditions alongside a non-significant interaction. Nevertheless, results indicate that victims in the chemsex condition, along with heterosexual victims, encountered the greatest victim-blaming attributions and the lowest rates of participant empathy overall. Findings overall appear to indicate a general decline in victim-blame attitudes towards men who have sex with men, though a level of uncertainty was apparent among the sample. Implications and limitations of the work are discussed alongside the importance of future research and psychoeducation interventions.
关于男性对男性性侵犯的态度以及相关人员的性取向可能产生的影响，文献资料稀少。尽管男男性行为者中使用新型毒品进行性行为和使用γ-羟基丁酸（GHB）的情况很普遍，但尚无研究调查过对此类行为的态度。利用来自英国的141名男性组成的社区样本，参与者根据受害者的性取向（异性恋或同性恋）以及性侵犯过程中使用的毒品（新型毒品、化学性顺从或未使用毒品）被随机分配到六种情况之一。所有参与者都完成了男性强奸受害者与犯罪者责备量表以及受害者责备同理心量表，以衡量对受害者的责备和同理心归因。双向多变量方差分析的结果显示，参与者的性别与同理心评分之间存在显著差异，异性恋参与者比同性恋参与者更不容易产生同理心。在不同情况之间观察到的差异不显著，交互作用也不显著。然而，结果表明，在新型毒品情况下的受害者以及异性恋受害者，总体上面临着最大程度的对受害者的责备归因，参与者的同理心水平也最低。总体研究结果似乎表明，对男男性行为者的受害者责备态度普遍有所下降，尽管样本中存在一定程度的不确定性。本文讨论了该研究的意义和局限性，以及未来研究和心理教育干预的重要性。
