The Use of Partial Least Squares–Path Modelling to Understand the Impact of Ambivalent Sexism on Violence-Justification among Adolescents

Roberto Fasanelli, Ida Galli, Maria Gabriella Grassia, Marina Marino, Rosanna Cataldo, Carlo Natale Lauro, Chiara Castiello, Filomena Grassia, Caterina Arcidiacono and Fortuna Procentese
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Roberto Fasanelli: Department of Social Science, University of Naples “Federico II”, 80138 Naples, Italy
Ida Galli: Department of Social Science, University of Naples “Federico II”, 80138 Naples, Italy
Maria Gabriella Grassia: Department of Social Science, University of Naples “Federico II”, 80138 Naples, Italy
Marina Marino: Department of Social Science, University of Naples “Federico II”, 80138 Naples, Italy
Rosanna Cataldo: Department of Social Science, University of Naples “Federico II”, 80138 Naples, Italy
Carlo Natale Lauro: Department of Economics and Statistics, University of Naples “Federico II”, 80126 Naples, Italy
Chiara Castiello: Institute for Socio-Psychological Training, Research and Sexual Education, 80127 Naples, Italy
Filomena Grassia: Istituto Nazionale di Statistica, 00184 Rome, Italy
Caterina Arcidiacono: Department of Humanities, University of Naples “Federico II”, 80138 Naples, Italy
Fortuna Procentese: Department of Humanities, University of Naples “Federico II”, 80138 Naples, Italy

IJERPH, 2020, vol. 17, issue 14, 1-22

Abstract: Gender violence is generally conceived as a phenomenon concerning only adults. Nonetheless, it is also perpetrated within teenagers’ relationships, as many empirical studies have shown. We therefore have focused our attention on a non-probabilistic sample consisting of 400 adolescents living in Naples (Italy), to study the association between sexism and the justification of violent attitudes. Generally, sexism is recognised as a discriminatory attitude towards people, based on their biological sex. However, it is conventional to talk about sexism as a prejudice against women. The Ambivalent Sexism Inventory (ASI) for adolescents was used to evaluate the two dimensions of ambivalent sexism, i.e., hostile sexism (HS) and benevolent sexism (BS). Moreover, the questionnaire regarding attitudes towards diversity and violence (CADV) was administered to assess participants’ attitudes towards violence. A Partial Least Square–Second Order Path Model reveals that girls’ ambivalent sexism is affected more by benevolent sexism than hostile sexism. On the contrary, among boys, hostile sexism has a higher impact. Finally, benevolent sexist girls justify domestic violence more than boys do.

Keywords: adolescents; sexism; violence legitimation; Partial Least Squares–Path Modelling (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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