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The study explored if judgment of child abuse differed by offender’s socioeconomic status and relationship to the victim. We investigated if judgment of offender blame, sincerity of regret, and possibility for improvement differed by offender’s socioeconomic status and relationship to the victim. We also examined if the effect of social dominance orientation on the offender judgment was moderated by offender’s socioeconomic status. Based on a sample of 240 people(112 males, 128 females) aged between 20 and 59, the study revealed that the effect of offender-victim relationship on offender judgment was mediated by the people’s perceived level of offense deliberateness, and the effect of offender’s socioeconomic status on offender judgment was mediated by the people’s perceived level of power of situation. Additionally, for people with strong social dominance orientation, judgment of offender blame was less for an offender with high socioeconomic status. Finally, limitations and implications of the study were discussed.

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