Valadez RA, Ríos RLA

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ABSTRACT

Violence is the intentional use of physical force or power, threatened or actual, against oneself or another person, it implies the existence of hierarchies, expressed in certain roles: male-female. The aim of this study was to explore differences in the perception of a sample of men and women, about "myths" of rape, sexual harassment and molestation, type of avoidance and self-protection strategies used in situations perceived as unsafe and the consequences caused by these stressful situations. The Acceptance of Rape Myths Scale, the Perceived Insecurity Scale, Avoidance and Self-protection Scale, Identification of consequences, previous experience, places and people of frequent victimization scales, were used. Women reported a higher level of perceived insecurity, a greater use of avoidance and self-protection strategies, higher stress levels and a greater number of adverse physical and psychological consequences to sexual harassment and molestation, than men.