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Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 2021
Research in recent years has shown decreased rates of rape myth acceptance. This decrease may be due to an actual decline in attitudes, but it may also be fully or in part because such attitudes have become socially undesirable to acknowledge. However, most of the current measures of rape myth acceptance are not sensitive to this issue.
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Research in recent years has shown decreased rates of rape myth acceptance. This decrease may be due to an actual decline in attitudes, but it may also be fully or in part because such attitudes have become socially undesirable to acknowledge. However, most of the current measures of rape myth acceptance are not sensitive to this issue.
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Exposure to Pornography and Acceptance of Rape Myths
Journal of Communication, 1995This paper quantitatively summarizes the literature examining the association between acceptance of rape myths and exposure to pornography. In this meta-analysis, nonexperimental methodology shows almost no effect (exposure to pornography does not increase rape myth acceptance), while experimental studies show positive effect (exposure to pornography ...
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Rape myth acceptance of students: The influence of social groups
Journal of American College Health, 2020Objective The purpose of the study was two-fold. The first objective was to determine the level of rape myth acceptance of college students. The second objective was to determine the impact of social group membership on rape myth. Participants: 316 undergraduate students were recruited in spring of 2016.
Jennifer L, Huck, S, James
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Validation of Rape Myth Acceptance Scale
Psychological Reports, 1982Burt (2) has shown that attitudinal, experiential, and demographic variables influence acceptance of myths about rape but assessment of reliability and validiry of the scale is necessary. Bun defines rape myths as stereotyped, prejudicial, or false beliefs about rape, victims, and rapists.
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A Meta-analysis of Media Consumption and Rape Myth Acceptance
Journal of Health Communication, 2021The prevalence of rape myths, or false beliefs about rape that blame victims of sexual violence and excuse perpetrators of sexual violence, has been documented throughout a wide range of media content. However, previous meta-analyses of media consumption and rape myth acceptance (RMA) have focused on pornography, and these studies are over ten years ...
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The Relationship Between Rape Myth Acceptance and Sexual Behaviors
Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 2020An extensive amount of research has been devoted to understanding rape myths, especially in the context of sexual attitudes. Few studies have examined sexual actions as a correlate of rape myth acceptance (RMA). As such, this study utilizes the Updated Illinois Rape Myth Acceptance Scale (IRMA) and its four distinct subscales to examine adherence to ...
Ashley K. Fansher, Sara B. Zedaker
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“Men Cannot Be Raped”: Correlates of Male Rape Myth Acceptance
Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 2018Despite the increased attention surrounding rape and sexual assault, research on male victims remains limited, particularly concerning the adherence to rape myths. Rape myths, which are false beliefs that are widely accepted, contribute to the justification and normalization of sexual violence by offenders and focus on the actions and behavior of ...
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Rape Myth Acceptance and Rape Proclivity
Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 2004Individuals who are high in rape myth acceptance (RMA) have been found to report a high proclivity to rape. In a series of three studies, the authors examined whether the relationship between RMA and self-reported rape proclivity was mediated by anticipated sexual arousal or anticipated enjoyment of sexually dominating the rape victim.
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Religiousness and Rape Myth Acceptance: Risk and Protective Effects
Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 2017This study addressed the lack of research simultaneously examining multiple dimensions of religiousness when predicting rape myth acceptance, and extended prior findings of a mediating role for right-wing authoritarianism (i.e., uncritical submission to authority and aggressive attitude toward those who do not conform to social norms) in the ...
Samantha, Ensz, Peter J, Jankowski
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2017
The purpose of this study was to empirically examine the extent to which rape myth acceptance (RMA) varies according to four key contextual factors—race, the victim–perpetrator relationship, resistance strategies, and the decision to report—among those embedded within college and military cultures.
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The purpose of this study was to empirically examine the extent to which rape myth acceptance (RMA) varies according to four key contextual factors—race, the victim–perpetrator relationship, resistance strategies, and the decision to report—among those embedded within college and military cultures.
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