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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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Social Norms and the Likelihood of Raping: Perceived Rape Myth Acceptance of Others Affects Men's Rape Proclivity

Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 2006
Research showing that rape myth acceptance (RMA) causally affects rape proclivity (RP) was extended by examining the impact of RMA-related norms on RP. Male students (total N = 264) received feedback about the alleged responses of other students to RMAitems either before (Experiment 1) or after (Experiment 2) they reported their own RMA, and then their
Bohner, Gerd, Siebler, Frank, Schmelcher, Jürgen   +2 more
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Oppression Through Acceptance?

Violence Against Women, 2009
Feminist theories of rape motivation are based on research suggesting a relationship between dominance and sexual aggression. However, the relationship between dominance and rape myth acceptance (RMA), a predictor of rape proclivity and sexual aggression and a key component in feminist theory, is understudied.
Jericho M, Hockett, Donald A, Saucier, Bethany H, Hoffman, Sara J, Smith, Adam W, Craig   +4 more
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Sexism and Rape Myth Acceptance: The Impact of Culture, Education, and Religiosity

Psychological Reports, 2019
This study explores the influence of education and religiosity on sexist attitudes towards women and rape myth acceptance in two samples totaling 399 participants from the United States and Italy. Both samples completed a demographic questionnaire that assessed age, area of residence, and racial and gender identification.
Francesca Prina, Julie N. Schatz-Stevens
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Rape Myth Acceptance and Other ‘-Isms’

2022
Sofia Persson, Katie Dhingra
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Theoretical Background to Rape Myth Acceptance

2022
Sofia Persson, Katie Dhingra
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