RT Article
T1 Perceptions of victim and offender culpability in non-consensual distribution of intimate images
JF Psychology, crime & law
VO 27
IS 5
SP 427
OP 442
A1 Zvi, Liza
A2 Shechory Bitton, Mally
LA English
YR 2021
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1767082223
AB This research focused on expanding the limited empirical literature related to perceptions of non-consensual distribution of private sexual images by examining whether the source of the distributed images affects judgments and blame attributions of both victims and offenders. We devised a scenario with male offenders and female victims while manipulating the way in which the misappropriated intimate images were taken (self-taken by the victim vs. stealth-taken). In both conditions and irrespective of the victim's blame, the offender was perceived as highly blameworthy and deserving to be tried and severely punished. Even so, victim-blaming was evident toward a victim whose images were self-taken, and feelings toward the victim affected perceptions of deserved punishment for the offender. Gender differences showed that men significantly blamed the victim more than women and suggested that women's fear of becoming a victim of NCII was greater than men's. The findings support the notion that NCII is no different than other forms of sexual abuse, where female victim-blaming, especially by males, is an established fact.
K1 Non-consensual distribution of intimate images
K1 image based sexual abuse
K1 Online victimization
K1 technology-facilitated sexual violence
K1 Victim blaming
DO  10.1080/1068316X.2020.1818236