Ambivalent Sexism and Tolerance of Violence Against Women in India
基于印度全国代表性样本，研究发现敌意性别偏见普遍提高对暴力的容忍，而善意性别偏见则降低对外人暴力的容忍但提高对配偶暴力的容忍。
We examined associations between sexist beliefs and tolerance of violence against women in India using a nationally representative probability sample of adults ( n = 133,398). Research consistently indicates that hostile sexism fosters tolerance of violence against women. However, benevolent sexism is sometimes associated with higher tolerance and sometimes with lower tolerance of violence. We proposed that this inconsistency could be resolved by considering the source of violence: Is violence perpetrated by outsiders or intimate partners? Results of a multigroup structural equation model showed that endorsement of hostile sexism was related to greater tolerance of violence regardless of the source. In contrast, endorsement of benevolent sexism was associated with lower tolerance of violence from outsiders but was simultaneously associated with higher tolerance of spousal violence. These opposing processes indicate that although benevolent sexism promises women protection from violence, the very same ideology legitimizes spousal violence, thereby reinforcing men’s power within intimate relationships.