Victim-blaming attitudes

Definition

Victim-blaming attitudes refer to the tendency to hold victims partially or entirely responsible for the harm they have suffered, rather than attributing it solely to external factors.

Related terms

Empathy:

The ability to understand and share the feelings of others.

Just-world phenomenon: The belief that people get what they deserve in life, which can lead to victim-blaming attitudes.

Attribution theory: Explains how individuals make sense of behaviors by attributing them either to internal dispositions or external circumstances.