El objetivo de este trabajo es analizar la influencia del sexismo (benevolente y hostil) y la empatía en las actitudes de la policía hacia la intervención en casos de violencia contra la mujer en las relaciones de pareja (preferencia por la intervención en función de que la víctima esté dispuesta o no a denunciar). La muestra está compuesta por 409 Policías Locales. Los resultados obtenidos a partir de un diseño factorial 2×2×2 revelaron diferencias significativas en el efecto principal del factor sexismo benevolente y en la interacción de la empatia por el sexismo hostil. Se analizan las implicaciones de estos resultados para la formación y selección de agentes de policía en el ámbito específico de la intervención en casos de violencia contra la mujer en las relaciones de pareja.
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