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Rape Myth Acceptance: Exploration of Its Structure and Its Measurement Using theIllinois Rape Myth Acceptance Scale

Journal of Research in Personality, 1999
Abstract A series of six studies were conducted to explore the structure underlying rape myths and to develop the 45-itemIllinois Rape Myth Acceptance Scale(“IRMA”). In the first study, 604 participants (mean age 18.8 years, 53% women) rated their level of agreement with 95 pretested rape myth statements.
Diana L. Payne, Kimberly A. Lonsway, Louise F. Fitzgerald   +2 more
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Rape Myth Acceptance Among Scottish and American Students

The Journal of Social Psychology, 1996
(1996). Rape Myth Acceptance Among Scottish and American Students. The Journal of Social Psychology: Vol. 136, No. 2, pp. 261-262.
G, Muir, K A, Lonsway, D L, Payne
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Uses of Erotica and Acceptance of Rape Myths

Communication Research, 1994
This study considered two models of the effects of sexually explicit materials: a liberal model that holds that erotica is beneficial and has few negative effects and a feminist social responsibility model that believes that use of sexually explicit materials contributes to negative beliefs about women. This study tested the contribution of reasons for
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Rape myth acceptance and rape acknowledgment: The mediating role of sexual refusal assertiveness

Psychiatry Research, 2018
Unacknowledged rape, defined as when an individual experiences an event that meets a legal or empirical definition of rape but the individual does not label it as such, is prevalent. Research examining predictors of rape acknowledgment is needed. Sexual assertiveness may be an important variable to consider, as an individual's typical behavior during ...
Newins, Amie R., Wilson, Laura C., White, Susan W.   +2 more
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The impact of rape acknowledgment on survivor outcomes: The moderating effects of rape myth acceptance

Journal of Clinical Psychology, 2017
AbstractObjectiveLittle is known about how rape acknowledgment relates to posttrauma functioning; recent research suggests the effect may depend on additional factors. In the current study, the moderating effect of rape myth acceptance (RMA) on the relationships between rape acknowledgment and mental health outcomes was examined.MethodA sample of 181 ...
Laura C. Wilson, Amie R. Newins, Susan W. White   +2 more
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Power, Sex, and Rape Myth Acceptance: Testing Two Models of Rape Proclivity

The Journal of Sex Research, 2009
Power and sex are thought to be important factors associated with sexual aggression. The goal of this study was to offer a dual-process model to determine how both an implicit power-sex association and explicit power-sex beliefs contribute to rape myth acceptance and rape proclivity.
Kristine M, Chapleau, Debra L, Oswald
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Looking for Blame: Rape Myth Acceptance and Attention to Victim and Perpetrator

Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 2015
In two studies, the authors examined the influence of rape myth acceptance (RMA) on participants’ attention toward the potential victim versus perpetrator in a rape case. In Study 1 ( N = 90), participants selected information that focused on either the male defendant or the female victim ...
Süssenbach, Philipp, Eyssel, Friederike Anne, Rees, Jonas, Bohner, Gerd   +3 more
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Rape Myth Acceptance Among College Women

Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 2001
Using data from a survey of 623 undergraduate college women, this study explores the impact of race and prior sexual assault victimization on the acceptance of rape myths. No substantial differences emerged between Black and White women. This finding differs from earlier studies that found more support for rape myths among Blacks.
DIANNE CYR CARMODY, LEKESHIA M. WASHINGTON   +1 more
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A Black Feminist Model of Rape Myth Acceptance

Psychology of Women Quarterly, 1998
A Black feminist model was used to investigate rape myth acceptance between African American antirape activists and a comparison group of nonactivists using Cross's (1991) racial identity model and Downing and Roush's (1985) feminist identity model. As predicted, activists rejected rape myths more than nonactivists; the earlier stages of both models ...
Aaronette M. White, Michael J. Strube, Sherri Fisher   +2 more
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Effects of gender, rape myth acceptance, and perpetrator occupation on perceptions of rape

Journal of Criminal Psychology, 2015
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to assess the impact of gender-stereotypical beliefs and associated factors (gender, level of rape myth acceptance (RMA), and occupation) on public attitudes towards rape victims with the aim of establishing whether participant and perpetrator characteristics have effects on ...
Simon Duff, Amy Tostevin
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