摘要：AbstractIn this study the underlying structure of fifteen emotions generated by a social stimulus was analyzed in a sample of 869 individuals. Differentiated patterns by gender were identified in the configuration of the emotional responses, standing out differences between men and women in the symbolization ofpityand infear, a core variable of the “battered woman syndrome” (Walker, 2009, 2013). The figure of reference chosen by the subjects (paternal/maternal) modulated this emotional structure, by reinforcing differentially the emotional responses. The results obtained have been applied to prevention of gender-based violence.
