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| Författare |
Sara Landström Karl Ask Charlotte Sommar |
|---|---|
| Publicerad i | Scandinavian Journal of Psychology |
| Volym | 56 |
| Nummer/häfte | 1 |
| Sidor | 99-104 |
| ISSN | 0036-5564 |
| Publiceringsår | 2015 |
| Publicerad vid |
Psykologiska institutionen |
| Sidor | 99-104 |
| Språk | en |
| Länkar |
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111... |
| Ämnesord | Emotions, presentation mode, credibility, crime victim, gender, male victim |
| Ämneskategorier | Tillämpad psykologi |
The emotional victim effect (EVE, i.e., that the emotionality of a victim's demeanor affects perceived credibility) is a robust research finding for female victims of rape but much less explored for other types of victims and crimes. In this article, we investigate the EVE with a male assault complainant. In addition, we vary the presentation mode via which the complainant is shown to the assessors. A sample of law students (N = 81) participated in an experiment where they viewed and assessed credibility of a male complainant who appeared either live or on video. The complainant behaved either in an emotional or a neutral manner. Result showed that the presentation mode but not the EVE affected the assessors' credibility assessments: The complainant was perceived as more truthful when communicating live, as opposed to via video. Practical implications, as well as the generality of the EVE, are discussed.
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