This research addresses the important issue of the connection between corruption and gender-based violence, an area that has gained increasing attention in recent years. It provides a new perspective by comparing the perception of victims of monetary corruption versus sexual corruption. Through an experimental study, we exposed participants to a fictitious scenario in which they witnessed an event of sex-based (vs. money-based) extortion. The results showed that the victims’ decision to cave into the extortion (both money or sex-based) led to higher feelings of moral outrage and blame toward them, and a weaker moral perception. Moreover, victims were considered less moral and more prone to reputational damage when described as caving into sex-based (vs. money-based) extortion. Finally, a moderated mediation model showed that the reputational damage suffered by the woman also significantly mediated the relation between the decision to cave into the extortion and the helping intentions toward her, but only when the corruption involved sexual payment. These findings provide insights into the perception of victims of both money-based and sex-based extortion, highlighting the significant role of reputational damage and stigma in the context of sextortion.

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性别腐败：人们对金钱勒索与性勒索受害者的反应


这项研究探讨了腐败与性别暴力之间联系的重要问题，这一领域近年来受到越来越多的关注。它通过比较金钱腐败和性腐败受害者的看法，提供了一个新的视角。通过一项实验研究，我们让参与者接触到一个虚构的场景，在这个场景中，他们目睹了基于性（相对于金钱）的勒索事件。结果表明，受害者决定屈服于敲诈勒索（无论是金钱还是性）会导致对他们的道德愤怒和责备感更高，道德观念也更弱。此外，当受害者被描述为屈服于基于性（相对于基于金钱）的勒索时，他们被认为道德低下，更容易遭受声誉损害。最后，有调节的中介模型表明，该妇女所遭受的声誉损害也在屈服于敲诈勒索的决定与对她的帮助意图之间的关系中发挥了显着的中介作用，但前提是腐败涉及性报酬。这些调查结果提供了对金钱勒索和性勒索受害者的看法的见解，凸显了声誉损害和耻辱在性勒索背景下的重要作用。