Chinese University Students’ Attitudes Toward Rape Myth Acceptance: The Role of Gender, Sexual Stereotypes, and Adversarial Sexual Beliefs

The present study constructs and tests models that examine the relations between variables of “gender,” “sex role stereotyping,” and “adversarial sexual beliefs” on rape myth acceptance. The sample is 975 Chinese university students from seven universities in China. Measures include Chinese Rape Myt...

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Published in:Journal of interpersonal violence 2022-03, Vol.37 (5-6), p.2467-2486
Main Authors: Xue, Jia, Lin, Kai
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Acceptance
College students
Colleges & universities
Gender
Gender relations
Gender roles
Gender stereotypes
Rape
Stereotypes
Structural equation modeling
Student attitudes
University students
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Summary:The present study constructs and tests models that examine the relations between variables of “gender,” “sex role stereotyping,” and “adversarial sexual beliefs” on rape myth acceptance. The sample is 975 Chinese university students from seven universities in China. Measures include Chinese Rape Myth Acceptance (CRMA), Sex Role Stereotyping (SRS) Scale, and Adversarial Sexual Beliefs (ASB). We use structural equation modeling to investigate whether gender directly affects the acceptance of rape myth, or that these influences are mediated by SRS and ASB, after controlling for several demographic characteristics. Results suggest that SRS and ASB have a direct effect on rape myth acceptance. Gender has no direct effect on rape myth acceptance in three out of the four models, but it significantly (β = −.02, p < .05) predicts the acceptance of rape–violence myth. We also discuss the implications and limitations of the study.
ISSN:0886-2605
1552-6518
DOI:10.1177/0886260520938507