It’s Her Fault: Student Acceptance of Rape Myths On Two College Campuses

The present study examined factors that are associated with an individual’s adherence to rape myths at two colleges located in the same town. Particularly, we examined sex, race, and participants’ drinking behavior in relation to rape myth acceptance. We found that males and heavy drinkers are more...

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Published in:Violence against women 2016-11, Vol.22 (13), p.1540-1555
Main Authors: Hayes, Rebecca M., Abbott, Rebecca L., Cook, Savannah
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Alcohol Drinking - adverse effects
Alcohol Drinking - psychology
Alcohol use
College campuses
College students
Female
Gender
Humans
Interpersonal Relations
Male
Middle Aged
Midwestern United States
Multivariate Analysis
Psychometrics - instrumentation
Psychometrics - methods
Psychometrics - statistics & numerical data
Rape
Rape - psychology
Rape - statistics & numerical data
Regression Analysis
Students - psychology
Students - statistics & numerical data
Universities - organization & administration
Universities - standards
Victims of crime
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Summary:The present study examined factors that are associated with an individual’s adherence to rape myths at two colleges located in the same town. Particularly, we examined sex, race, and participants’ drinking behavior in relation to rape myth acceptance. We found that males and heavy drinkers are more likely than females and non/low drinkers to adhere to rape myths. An interaction between males and drinking was also found indicating a moderated effect of gender on rape myth acceptance. In addition, the college with sexual assault programming did not experience a lowered acceptance of rape myths compared with the college with no programming.
ISSN:1077-8012
1552-8448
DOI:10.1177/1077801216630147