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Phenomenological Analysis of the Lived Experiences of Female Victims of Sexual Harassment in Tehran city [PDF]

open access: yesمطالعات اجتماعی روان‌شناختی زنان, 2020
The present study is a qualitative study to phenomenologically examine lived experiences of women victims of sexual assault. The subjects of the study population were women who had been harassed and raped, and the researcher did not interfere in their ...
Leila Akbari   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Rape Myths and Verdict Systems: What Is Influencing Conviction Rates in Rape Trials in Scotland?

open access: yesBehavioral Sciences
The Scottish verdict system includes three verdicts: ‘guilty’, ‘not guilty’ and ‘not proven’. Politicians propose that the three-verdict system is partially to blame for the low conviction rate of rape, whereas research suggests that rape myths may be ...
Lee John Curley   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Defending Responses Against Sexual Harassment (DEFEND‐SH) Instrument in Adolescents: Psychometric Properties and Measurement Invariance

open access: yesJournal of Adolescence, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction Most instruments designed to assess bystander defending responses against sexual harassment have been validated primarily in university contexts and with the North American population, which limits their generalizability to adolescent populations in other cultures.
Noelia Muñoz‐Fernández   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Effect of Power versus Personal Control on Rape Myth Acceptance [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
Much of the literature regarding rape myth acceptance has focused on factors that increase these attitudes, and little research has been done on factors that may decrease rape myth acceptance.
Thorne, Jessica
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Insecure Attachment Style and Dysfunctional Sexual Beliefs Predict Sexual Coercion Proclivity in University Men

open access: yesSexual Medicine, 2015
Introduction: Past studies have shown an association between low sexual functioning and engaging in sexually coercive behaviors among men. The mechanism of this relationship is not well understood.
Silvain S. Dang, MA   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

Food Security Versus Environmental Health: The Nitrogen Dilemma

open access: yesJournal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Nitrogen is an essential element for plant growth and, consequently, crop production. However, the cycling of nitrogen in the environment can have negative effects. Here, we review the historical development of scientific and public awareness of these effects and the influence this has had on political action to control them.
Henrike Mielenz   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Rape myth acceptance as a relevant psychological construct in a gender-unequal context: The Hungarian adaptation of the updated Illinois rape myths acceptance scale [PDF]

open access: yes, 2021
The Updated Illinois Rape Myth Acceptance Scale (UIRMAS) has been widely used for measuring rape myth acceptance. The scale was created in the United States, however studies have shown that rape myth is a culturally and socially embedded phenomenon ...
Kende, Anna   +5 more
core   +1 more source

When Time Stands Still: The Destructive Experience of Ambiguous Loss among Mothers of Combat Soldiers

open access: yesSymbolic Interaction, EarlyView.
What happens when stories refuse coherence? This article examines ambiguous loss among mothers of combat soldiers, focusing on how prolonged waiting and uncertainty infiltrate everyday life, eroding sensemaking. Drawing on ethnographic interviews, it explores how mothers experience the contraction of time and space—manifested in suspended routines ...
Shirly Bar‐Lev   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Gendered Pronouns and Rape Myth Acceptance [PDF]

open access: yes, 2021
PURPOSE: Rape myths, and the factors that influence these levels of rape myth acceptance, have been studied extensively for the last several decades. The purpose of this study is to examine the influence of gendered pronouns (he, she, his, her, etc.) on ...
Merritt, Cassandra M., Merritt, Cassie
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An intervention to reduce sexual violence on university campus in Ghana: a pilot test of Relationship Tidbits at the University of Cape Coast

open access: yesThe Lancet Global Health, 2017
Background: Sexual assault is a significant challenge for universities worldwide, affecting the health and academic success of students. Although sexual violence prevention programmes are common at universities in the USA, they are non-existent in Ghana.
Sarah Rominski, PhD   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

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