RT Article
T1 Gendered Corruption: People’s Reactions to Victims of Monetary Versus Sexual Extortion
JF Journal of interpersonal violence
VO 40
IS 15/16
SP 3504
OP 3525
A1 Alemi, Marylisa Sara
A1 Pacilli, Maria Giuseppina
A1 Spaccatini, Federica
A1 Üskül, Ayşe K.
A1 Giovannelli, Ilaria
A1 Pagliaro, Stefano
A2 Pacilli, Maria Giuseppina
A2 Spaccatini, Federica
A2 Üskül, Ayşe K.
A2 Giovannelli, Ilaria
A2 Pagliaro, Stefano
LA English
YR 2025
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1930397739
AB This research addresses the important issue of the connection between corruption and gender-based violence, an area that has gained increasing attention in recent years. It provides a new perspective by comparing the perception of victims of monetary corruption versus sexual corruption. Through an experimental study, we exposed participants to a fictitious scenario in which they witnessed an event of sex-based (vs. money-based) extortion. The results showed that the victims’ decision to cave into the extortion (both money or sex-based) led to higher feelings of moral outrage and blame toward them, and a weaker moral perception. Moreover, victims were considered less moral and more prone to reputational damage when described as caving into sex-based (vs. money-based) extortion. Finally, a moderated mediation model showed that the reputational damage suffered by the woman also significantly mediated the relation between the decision to cave into the extortion and the helping intentions toward her, but only when the corruption involved sexual payment. These findings provide insights into the perception of victims of both money-based and sex-based extortion, highlighting the significant role of reputational damage and stigma in the context of sextortion.
K1 sextortion
K1 reputational damage
K1 Morality
K1 Sexuality
K1 gender-based violence
K1 Corruption
DO 10.1177/08862605241268769