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Using social norms to reduce men's rape proclivity: Perceived rape myth acceptance of out-groups may be more influential than that of in-groups. [PDF]
Feedback about a reference group's rape myth acceptance (RMA) has been shown to affect men's rape proclivity (Bohner, Siebler, & Schmelcher, Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 32, 286–297, 2006). In two experiments with male university students (
G. Tendayi Viki +8 more
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Examining the Relationship Between Victimization, Psychopathy, and the Acceptance of Rape Myths [PDF]
Rape myths are attitudes that implicitly and explicitly blame victims for their own sexual victimization. Greater adherence to rape myths is linked to several negative outcomes, including the neutralization of gender-based violence and the perpetration ...
Hayes, Brittany E. +17 more
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The Impact of Sexualized Video Game Content and Cognitive Load on State Rape Myth Acceptance
The potential negative impact of sexualized video games on attitudes toward women is an important issue. Studies that have examined this issue are rare and contain a number of limitations.
Tania Noël +4 more
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The rape myth questionnaire: A pilot study [PDF]
Rape myths are distorted beliefs about rape (its causes, context, consequences, perpetrators, victims and their interaction). Rape myths serve to deny, trivialize or justify this form of sexual violence and they contribute to frequently intolerant and ...
Genc Ana +4 more
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An overview of the literature on female-perpetrated adult male sexual victimization [PDF]
The rape of women has been an issue of concern in research literature for the past 40 years. Conversely, rape against men has only relatively recently received investigation.
Fisher, Nicola L., Pina, Afroditi
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Rape Myths and Verdict Systems: What Is Influencing Conviction Rates in Rape Trials in Scotland?
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
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Rape: Is it a lifestyle or behavioral problem?
Introduction: In India, girl is raped every 20 min. The majority of reports reveals youth is vulnerable group for rape victimization. A set of prejudicial, stereotyped, or false beliefs about rape, rape victims, and rapist exist in the community.
Zeel N. Kamdar +4 more
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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
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An exploration of the Rape myths effect on the #MeToo movement acceptance in the UK [PDF]
In the last few years, the global community saw the rise and later the fall of the #MeToo movement; an activist movement, which empowered survivors of sexual violence.
White, C., Ferra, F., Monteiro, A.
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There are limited measures in Russian that can be employed to investigate violence against women, particularly rapes. Following works on rape myths, - faulty beliefs about rape scenarios, - the study translates and validates Illinois Rape Myths ...
Maryana Balezina
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