Since the last update we have finalized the structure of the Himpathy Scale by collaborating with Dr. Kate Manne, who first theorized the construct of himpathy, and we are now waiting for IRB approval of the study. Although we had hoped that by now we would have been collecting data, the IRB approval process has been slower than expected. We remain confident that data collection will occur rather quickly, given that we are using a very effective and validated online platform to do so.
To give a little more information about the scale, we have extrapolated three sub-constructs that make up the construct of himpathy and have developed items that attempt to capture those sub[1]constructs. We understand himpathy (excessive sympathy for certain perpetrators of sexual violence, mainly males perceived to be socially powerful) as including the following sub-constructs:
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To give a little more information about the scale, we have extrapolated three sub-constructs that make up the construct of himpathy and have developed items that attempt to capture those sub[1]constructs. We understand himpathy (excessive sympathy for certain perpetrators of sexual violence, mainly males perceived to be socially powerful) as including the following sub-constructs:
- Centering the perpetrator, which involves an unbalanced attention paid to the perpetrator that focuses on the preservation of the perpetrator’s wellbeing rather than the victim’s (an unconscious thought representing this might be “I want to make sure that the alleged perpetrator isn’t overly harmed by an accusation of sexual violence more than I want to address the victim’s needs”).
- Temporal sympathy, which involves thinking about the perpetrator before the victim.
- Loyalty to perpetrator/Willful ignorance, which involves a commitment (or tendency) to refuse the possibility that a certain perpetrator might have indeed committed sexual violence.
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