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Poder, sexismo y agresión en relaciones íntimas
Nickola C Overall1, Matthew D Hammond2, Emily J Cross3
1School of Psychology, University of Auckland, New Zealand.
Current opinion in psychology
|January 14, 2026
Resumen
La agresión de hombres y mujeres proviene de dinámicas de poder distintas. La teoría del sexismo ambivalente explica cómo el sexismo hostil de los hombres y el sexismo benevolente de las mujeres contribuyen a la agresión en las relaciones cuando el poder se ve amenazado o no se cumple.
Área de la Ciencia:
- Psicología
- Sociología
- Estudios de Género
Sus antecedentes:
- La investigación tradicional sobre la agresión a menudo aísla el poder estructural o el poder relacional.
- Existe una brecha en la comprensión de cómo estas dinámicas de poder interactúan para influir en la agresión en las relaciones íntimas.
Objetivo del estudio:
- Investigar cómo la teoría del sexismo ambivalente explica la agresión en las relaciones íntimas.
- Diferenciar los roles del poder estructural y el poder relacional en la agresión masculina y femenina.
Principales métodos:
- Aplicación de la teoría del sexismo ambivalente para analizar la agresión.
- Examen de la interacción entre las asimetrías de poder estructural y las dinámicas de poder relacional.
Principales resultados:
- El sexismo hostil de los hombres impulsa la agresión para mantener el poder estructural y relacional.
- El sexismo benevolente de las mujeres puede conducir a la agresión cuando no se logra el poder relacional esperado.
- Ambos géneros negocian las necesidades de poder dentro de los desequilibrios de poder de género.
Conclusiones:
- El sexismo ambivalente proporciona un marco para comprender los patrones distintos de agresión masculina y femenina.
- Abordar la agresión en las relaciones requiere reconocer la negociación del poder dentro de las estructuras sociales de género.
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