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Rape-Victim Empathy Scale (REMV): An Exploratory Study in a Portuguese Sample

Author(s) / Creator(s)

Ferrão, Maria Clara
Gonçalves, Gabriela
Parreira, Tiago
Giger, Jean-Christophe

Abstract / Description

This study examined the psychometric properties of the Rape-Victim Empathy Scale (REMV) in a sample of 250 Portuguese participants. This instrument was originally developed by Smith and Frieze (2003) to assess how individuals feel about the victim during and after rape. An exploratory factor analysis with varimax rotation was conducted on a 13-item scale, confirming the two-factor solution obtained in the original scale. Both subscales (during and post rape) were positively related and no correlations were found between rape victim and perpetrator empathy. No significant gender differences were shown regarding empathy towards the victim, but men were more empathetic towards the perpetrator than women. The implications of the results are discussed.

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rape-victim empathy scale rape-perpetrator empathy scale observer gender

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Date of first publication

2013-10-25

Journal title

Psychological Thought

Volume

6

Issue

2

Page numbers

283–295

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PsychOpen GOLD

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publishedVersion

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peerReviewed

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Ferrão, M. C., Gonçalves, G., Parreira, T., & Giger, J.-C. (2013). Rape-Victim Empathy Scale (REMV): An Exploratory Study in a Portuguese Sample. Psychological Thought, 6(2), 283–295. https://doi.org/10.5964/psyct.v6i2.82
  • Author(s) / Creator(s)
    Ferrão, Maria Clara
  • Author(s) / Creator(s)
    Gonçalves, Gabriela
  • Author(s) / Creator(s)
    Parreira, Tiago
  • Author(s) / Creator(s)
    Giger, Jean-Christophe
  • PsychArchives acquisition timestamp
    2018-11-28T10:01:54Z
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    2018-11-28T10:01:54Z
  • Date of first publication
    2013-10-25
  • Abstract / Description
    This study examined the psychometric properties of the Rape-Victim Empathy Scale (REMV) in a sample of 250 Portuguese participants. This instrument was originally developed by Smith and Frieze (2003) to assess how individuals feel about the victim during and after rape. An exploratory factor analysis with varimax rotation was conducted on a 13-item scale, confirming the two-factor solution obtained in the original scale. Both subscales (during and post rape) were positively related and no correlations were found between rape victim and perpetrator empathy. No significant gender differences were shown regarding empathy towards the victim, but men were more empathetic towards the perpetrator than women. The implications of the results are discussed.
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  • Publication status
    publishedVersion
  • Review status
    peerReviewed
  • Citation
    Ferrão, M. C., Gonçalves, G., Parreira, T., & Giger, J.-C. (2013). Rape-Victim Empathy Scale (REMV): An Exploratory Study in a Portuguese Sample. Psychological Thought, 6(2), 283–295. https://doi.org/10.5964/psyct.v6i2.82
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  • ISSN
    2193-7281
  • Persistent Identifier
    https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12034/1569
  • Persistent Identifier
    https://doi.org/10.23668/psycharchives.1935
  • Language of content
    eng
  • Publisher
    PsychOpen GOLD
  • Is version of
    https://doi.org/10.5964/psyct.v6i2.82
  • Keyword(s)
    rape-victim empathy scale
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  • Keyword(s)
    rape-perpetrator empathy scale
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  • Keyword(s)
    observer gender
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  • Dewey Decimal Classification number(s)
    150
  • Title
    Rape-Victim Empathy Scale (REMV): An Exploratory Study in a Portuguese Sample
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  • DRO type
    article
  • Issue
    2
  • Journal title
    Psychological Thought
  • Page numbers
    283–295
  • Volume
    6
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