Modern Psychological Studies
Periodical Title
Modern Psychological Studies
Volume
22
Number
1
Page Numbers
pages 15-27
Publisher
University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
Place of Publication
Chattanooga (Tenn.)
Date
2016
Abstract
Where rape exists, there are people who believe in cultural myths about rape causes and victims. Acceptance of these rape myths increases and decreases based on many predictors; the present study investigated how rape myth acceptance varied in different populations on the campus of a small, private, liberal arts university. Although overall rape myth acceptance on campus was relatively low, analyses revealed that female participant sex, knowing a victim, and being able to identify contextual sexual assaults were predictive of lower rape myth acceptance. Additional hypotheses and research questions were tested but showed non-significant results. The findings of this study can be used to advise faculty and staff regarding specific programs aimed at further lowering rape myth acceptance on campus; specific details and suggestions are discussed.
Subject
Psychology
Discipline
Psychology
Document Type
article
DCMI Type
Text
Extent
13 leaves
Language
English
Call Number
BF1 .M63 v. 22 no. 1 2016
Rights
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/
Recommended Citation
Crall, Patrice and Goodfriend, Wind
(2016)
"She asked for it: statistics and predictors of rape myth acceptance,"
Modern Psychological Studies: Vol. 22:
No.
1, Article 4.
Available at:
https://scholar.utc.edu/mps/vol22/iss1/4
Department
Dept. of Psychology