Changes in Female Rape Myth Acceptance Among College Students: A 20-Year Perspective

Sex Roles ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christina A. Byrne ◽  
Jessica M. Petri ◽  
Jin K. Oh
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Rape Myth Acceptance ◽  
Rape Myth ◽  
Myth Acceptance

Rape Myth Acceptance Among College Students in India: Prevalence and Predictors in a Changing Context

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-24
Author(s):  
Hanif Qureshi ◽  
Teresa C. Kulig ◽  
Francis T. Cullen ◽  
Bonnie S. Fisher
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Rape Myth Acceptance ◽  
Rape Myth ◽  
Myth Acceptance

Sexual Assault Supportive Attitudes: Rape Myth Acceptance and Token Resistance in Greek and Non-Greek College Students From Two University Samples in the United States

2016 ◽  
Vol 33 (22) ◽  
pp. 3502-3530 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sasha N. Canan ◽  
Kristen N. Jozkowski ◽  
Brandon L. Crawford
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Sexual Assault ◽  
Short Form ◽  
The United States ◽  
Rape Myth Acceptance ◽  
Rape Myth ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Token Resistance ◽  
Race Ethnicity ◽  
Myth Acceptance

Colleges are rape-prone cultures with high rates of sexual victimization. Fraternities’ and sororities’ relationships with sexual assault are consistent themes in literature focusing on sexual violence among college students. Previous research suggests that fraternity men are more likely to endorse rape-supportive attitudes compared with non-Greek men or sorority women. The present study examines rape-supportive attitudes as well as rape and sexual assault victimization in college students with a focus on gender and Greek-life (i.e., involvement in fraternities or sororities) status variables. College students ( N = 1,002) completed a survey including the Token Resistance to Sex Scale (TRSS), Illinois Rape Myth Acceptance Scale–Short Form (IRMA-S), and items related to past experiences of nonconsensual sex. Two regression models tested predictors of token resistance and rape myth acceptance. Chi-square analyses tested between-group differences of experiencing rape and sexual assault. Gender ( p < .001), Greek status ( p < .001), and race/ethnicity ( p < .001) were predictors for TRSS scores. For IRMA scores, gender ( p < .001), Greek status ( p < .001), and race/ethnicity variables ( p < .001) were also significant. Interaction terms revealed that Greek men had higher token resistance and rape myth acceptance than any other group. Chi-square analyses indicate women more frequently report experiences of rape (χ2 = 25.57, df = 1, p < .001) and sexual assault (χ2 = 31.75, df = 1, p < .001). Men report high rates (40.8%) of experiencing sexual assault “because refusing was useless.” No differences of victimization rates were found between Greeks and non-Greeks. Gender and sexual scripting theory can help explain gender differences in attitudes and experiences. Greater endorsement of rape myth acceptance and token resistance by Greeks, who influence college party culture, could be contributing to a culture conducive to rape. Findings demonstrate a continued need for interventions focused on shifting sociocultural dynamics (e.g., traditional roles and sexual scripting) on college campuses.

Rape Myth Acceptance, Efficacy, and Heterosexual Scripts in Men’s Magazines: Factors Associated With Intentions to Sexually Coerce or Intervene

2016 ◽  
Vol 34 (8) ◽  
pp. 1703-1733 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stacey J. T. Hust ◽  
Kathleen Boyce Rodgers ◽  
Stephanie Ebreo ◽  
Whitney Stefani
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Sexual Assault ◽  
Sexual Coercion ◽  
Rape Myth Acceptance ◽  
Rape Myth ◽  
Negatively Associated ◽  
Factors Associated ◽  
Men's Magazines ◽  
Potential Factors ◽  
Myth Acceptance

Sexual coercion has gained researchers’ attention as an underreported form of sexual abuse or harm. The percentage of male and female college students who reported engaging in sexual coercion was as high as 82% for verbally coercive behaviors over the course of a year. Guided by heterosexual scripting theory and the integrated model of behavioral prediction, we examine potential factors associated with college students’ intentions to sexually coerce or to intervene when friends plan to sexually coerce (bystander intention). Factors included young college students’ beliefs about rape myth acceptance, perceived norms, efficacy to reduce sexual-assault risk, and exposure to men’s and women’s magazines. As predicted, results indicate rape myth acceptance was positively associated with intentions to sexually coerce, and negatively associated with bystander intentions to intervene. Students’ efficacy to reduce sexual-assault risk was negatively associated with intentions to sexually coerce, and positively associated with bystander intentions. Exposure to the heterosexual scripts in men’s magazines, which connect sexual prowess to masculinity, was associated with intentions to sexually coerce. Exposure to magazines was not associated with bystander intentions to intervene. Overall, an understanding of the independent contribution of these factors toward sexual coercion and intervention has implications for dating violence prevention programming.

scholarly journals Ambivalent sexism and sexual objectification of women as predictors of rape myth acceptance among male college students in Greater Jakarta

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elizabeth Kristi Poerwandari ◽  
Carina Putri Utami ◽  
Indira Primasari
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Rape Myths ◽  
Ambivalent Sexism ◽  
Rape Myth Acceptance ◽  
Rape Myth ◽  
Sexual Objectification ◽  
Male College ◽  
Objectification Of Women ◽  
Male College Students ◽  
Myth Acceptance

AbstractSexual violence against women, particularly in the form of rape, is a serious issue that must be addressed in Indonesia. However, victims of sexual violence are not enveloped by a supportive atmosphere due to the pervasive acceptance of rape myths in society. This study examined the role of ambivalent sexism and sexual objectification of women in predicting the acceptance of rape myths among male college students in Greater Jakarta, Indonesia. A sample of 275 male college students completed the Illinois Rape Myth Acceptance Scale-Short Form, Ambivalent Sexism Inventory, and Women Are Sexual Objects subscale from the Attitude Toward Dating and Relationship Measure Revised. The results of multiple regression analysis showed that ambivalent sexism and sexual objectification of women significantly predicted rape myth acceptance, with sexual objectification of women tends to have more contribution. This finding explains that to develop and conduct prevention and treatment, both variables need to be addressed, with more attention given to the sexual objectification of women.

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