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Blame and responsibility in the context of youth produced sexual imagery: The role of teacher empathy and rape myth acceptance

Sciacca, Beatrice orcid logoORCID: 0000-0003-0678-4902, Mazzone, Angela orcid logoORCID: 0000-0002-5858-8033, O'Higgins Norman, James orcid logoORCID: 0000-0003-0997-6942 and Foody, Mairéad orcid logoORCID: 0000-0003-0026-0294 (2021) Blame and responsibility in the context of youth produced sexual imagery: The role of teacher empathy and rape myth acceptance. Teaching and Teacher Education, 103 (103354). p. 103354. ISSN 1879-2480

Abstract
This study examined Pre-Service Teachers’ (PSTs; N = 92; 75% women, 25% men) tendency to blame students or to feel responsibility when confronted with different vignettes of the sharing of youth produced sexual images. Self-report measures of empathy and rape myth acceptance were collected. Findings showed that PSTs felt more responsible for girl targets depending on the vignette type. Moreover, they blamed the target more in the attention seeking vignette compared to other vignette types. Finally, PSTs who tended to blame the target showed lower levels of empathic concern and higher levels of rape myth acceptance. Implications for teaching education are discussed.
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Item Type:Article (Published)
Refereed:Yes
Uncontrolled Keywords:Sexting; Preservice teachers; Empathy; Attribution of blame; Teacher responsibility; Rape myth acceptance
Subjects:Social Sciences > Social psychology
Social Sciences > Teaching
Social Sciences > Gender
DCU Faculties and Centres:DCU Faculties and Schools > Institute of Education
Research Institutes and Centres > DCU Anti-Bullying Centre (ABC)
Publisher:Elsevier Ltd
Official URL:https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/...
Copyright Information:Authors
Funders:Irish Research Council, Horizon 2020
ID Code:31711
Deposited On:22 Oct 2025 15:13 by Beatrice Sciacca . Last Modified 22 Oct 2025 15:13
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