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The “white knight” effect: Benevolent sexism accounts for bystander intervention in party situations among high status men.

Year: 2020

Type: article

Abstract: = .003), but not low benevolent sexism (β=.15, p=.619). No such effects were detected for bystander behavior for strangers. Findings suggest that males who hold traditional male ideologies around chivalry may be more likely to engage in prosocial bystander behavior towards women in party situations, perhaps as a way of demonstrating their high status. These findings have implications for future programming for men.

Source: Psychology of Men & Masculinity

DOI: 10.1037/men0000314

Authors: Ruschelle M. Leone, Anne Marie Schipani-McLaughlin, Michelle Haikalis, Dominic J. Parrott

Institutions: Georgia State University, Brown University

Language: English

Topic: Gender Roles and Identity Studies

Subfield: Gender Studies

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDGs: Gender equality, Reduced inequalities

Open Access status: green

Funder: National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism