Modern Psychological Studies
Periodical Title
Modern Psychological Studies
Volume
1
Number
2
Page Numbers
pages 25-29
Publisher
University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
Place of Publication
Chattanooga (Tenn.)
Date
1993
Abstract
The occurrences and attitudes about date rape were surveyed at a small Midwestern college campus. They were measured through a vignette in which a date rape occurred, and a survey which contained demographic questions, true/false and Likert scale items. The Likert items were divided into three types: 1) nine questions a date rapist would strongly agree with (male initiator items); 2) nine questions someone sophisticated about rape would strongly agree with (egalitarian items); and 3) three neutral questions (bystander items). From these items a male-initiator and egalitarian score was derived for each S. T-test results indicate that male Ss had a higher male-initiator score than female Ss, 1(329) = 2.04, a < .001, while female Ss had a higher egalitarian score than male Ss, t(328) = 1.18, a< .001. Pearson correlations also revealed a significant negative relationship between male-initiator and egalitarian scores, r = -.61, p_< .001; and a significant positive relationship between the age of the Ss and their egalitarian score, r = .14, p.= .006. This study advocates the need to dispel traditional myths concerning sex roles and date rape through rape awareness and open communication.
Subject
Psychology
Discipline
Psychology
Document Type
article
DCMI Type
Text
Extent
5 leaves
Language
English
Call Number
BF1 .M63 v. 1 no. 2 1993
Rights
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/
Recommended Citation
Phipps, Donita A. and Szekeres, Christine M.
(1993)
"Perceptions of date rape on a college campus,"
Modern Psychological Studies: Vol. 1:
No.
2, Article 6.
Available at:
https://scholar.utc.edu/mps/vol1/iss2/6
Department
Dept. of Psychology