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The Relationship Between Rape Myth Acceptance and Sexual Behaviors

Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 2020
An 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, 2018
Despite 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, 2004
Individuals 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.
Chiroro, Patrick, Bohner, Gerd, Viki, G. Tendayi, Jarvis, Christopher I.   +3 more
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Religiousness and Rape Myth Acceptance: Risk and Protective Effects

Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 2017
This 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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Rape Myth Acceptance

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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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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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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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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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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