Why sexist men are aggressive in romantic relationships?
Heterosexual
sexist men who think their female partners or wives want to control them are
more likely to underestimate their power in romantic relationships and act aggressively,
researchers say.
The
study examined what is known as hostile sexism, or the belief that women want
to control men, in romantic
relationships because the power dynamic is different from the workplace
or other areas of life.
"Power
dynamics are not as simple in intimate relationships because even in
well-functioning relationships, both partners are inescapably dependent on each
other," said Emily J. Cross, post-doctoral student from the University of
Auckland, New Zealand.
"This
mutual dependence constrains an individual's power. This can be very difficult
for men who have sexist views because they are already concerned about losing
power to women and they may lash out at their significant other in harmful
ways," he added.
For
the study published in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, the
team included 1,096 heterosexual men and women across four experiments among
which 590 of them were couples. Read
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