Studies indicated that people tend to consider female-perpetrated sexual abuse (FPSA) less serious and damaging than male-perpetrated abuse (MPSA) and the possible roles of gender stereotypes on attitudes to minimize FPSA. This study aimed to explore the role of gender stereotypes and sexuality myths on the attitudes toward FPSA among professionals. A secondary aim was to explore the role of training and experience with child sexual abuse (CSA) cases on the attitudes toward FPSA. The sample consisted of Turkish professionals (N = 502), including mental health/social, health, and justice workers. The participants were recruited via a face-to-face online survey. The results of one-way ANOVAs showed that females and mental health/social workers were more likely to consider FPSA as a serious problem and believe the negative impact of abuse. A five-step hierarchical multiple regression analysis demonstrated that the experience with FPSA cases, belief in gender stereotypes, and myths about female sexuality accounted for 21.7% of the variance in the attitudes toward FPSA. Although the level of professional minimization of FPSA is above average, the influential roles of gender stereotypes and sexual myths on the attitudes toward FPSA exist among professionals. Our findings supported the necessity of additional training addressing gender stereotypes and sexual myths. Future studies should also be conducted with different populations and other influential possible factors on the attitudes toward FPSA.

研究表明，人们倾向于认为女性实施的性虐待 (FPSA) 比男性实施的性虐待 (MPSA) 的严重性和破坏性要轻，并且性别刻板印象可能对尽量减少 FPSA 的态度产生影响。本研究旨在探讨性别刻板印象和性迷思对专业人士对 FPSA 的态度的影响。第二个目的是探讨儿童性虐待 (CSA) 案件的培训和经验对 FPSA 态度的影响。样本由土耳其专业人员 ( N = 502) 组成，包括心理健康/社会、卫生和司法工作者。参与者是通过面对面的在线调查招募的。单向方差分析的结果表明，女性和心理健康/社会工作者更有可能将 FPSA 视为一个严重问题，并相信虐待的负面影响。五步分层多元回归分析表明，FPSA 案例的经历、对性别刻板印象的信念以及关于女性性行为的神话占了对 FPSA 态度差异的 21.7%。尽管 FPSA 的职业最小化水平高于平均水平，但性别刻板印象和性神话对 FPSA 态度的影响在专业人士中存在。我们的研究结果支持了针对性别刻板印象和性神话进行额外培训的必要性。未来的研究还应该针对不同人群和其他可能影响 FPSA 态度的因素进行。