posted on 2016-02-01, 11:16authored byCharlotte Ward, Heather Flowe, Joyce E. Humphries
This study investigated whether perceptions
of guilt for both male and female suspects
co-varied with masculine physical appearance.
In addition, the study tested whether the
relationship between masculine physical
appearance and perceptions of guilt was
dependent upon whether the crime is
stereotypically male perpetrated. Participants read one of three crime scenarios (burglary, child abuse and neglect,
fraud and forgery) and evaluated the likelihood that suspects of varying masculine
appearance committed the crime in question.
Masculine physical appearance significantly
affected guilt ratings across all crime types
for both male and female suspects. Additionally, guilt ratings for male compared
to female suspects were
higher for burglary, a crime that was viewed
as stereotypically male perpetrated by research participants. The results are discussed in relation to applied implications
and future research directions.
History
School
Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences
Published in
Applied Cognitive Psychology
Volume
26
Issue
3
Pages
482 - 488
Citation
WARD, C., FLOWE, H.D. and HUMPHRIES, J.E., 2012. The effects of masculinity and suspect gender on perceptions of guilt, 26(3), pp. 482-488.
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Publication date
2012
Notes
This is the peer reviewed version of the following article: WARD, C., FLOWE, H.D. and HUMPHRIES, J.E., 2012. The effects of masculinity and suspect gender on perceptions of guilt, 26(3), pp. 482-488., which has been published in final form at http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/acp.2823. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Self-Archiving.