Expecting to Meet a Rape Victim Affects Women’s Self-Esteem: The Moderating Role of Rape Myth Acceptance

2004 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 77-87 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gerd Bohner ◽  
Efthymios Lampridis
Keyword(s):  
Self Esteem ◽  
Rape Myth Acceptance ◽  
Rape Victim ◽  
Rape Myth ◽  
Moderating Role ◽  
Myth Acceptance

scholarly journals Salience of rape affects self-esteem: The moderating role of gender and rape myth acceptance

1993 ◽  
Vol 23 (6) ◽  
pp. 561-579 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gerd Bohner ◽  
Christina Weisbrod ◽  
Paula Raymond ◽  
Alexandra Barzvi ◽  
Norbert Schwarz
Keyword(s):  
Self Esteem ◽  
Rape Myth Acceptance ◽  
Rape Myth ◽  
Moderating Role ◽  
Myth Acceptance

Looking for Blame: Rape Myth Acceptance and Attention to Victim and Perpetrator

2015 ◽  
Vol 32 (15) ◽  
pp. 2323-2344 ◽  
Author(s):  
Philipp Süssenbach ◽  
Friederike Eyssel ◽  
Jonas Rees ◽  
Gerd Bohner
Keyword(s):  
Eye Movements ◽  
Rape Myth Acceptance ◽  
Rape Victim ◽  
Rape Myth ◽  
Female Victim ◽  
Future Directions ◽  
Potential Victim ◽  
Rape Case ◽  
Myth Acceptance

In two studies, the authors examined the influence of rape myth acceptance (RMA) on participants’ attention toward the potential victim versus perpetrator in a rape case. In Study 1 ( N = 90), participants selected information that focused on either the male defendant or the female victim. With increasing RMA, participants preferred information that focused on the victim rather than the defendant. In Study 2 ( N = 41), participants viewed photographs depicting both victim and defendant while their eye movements were recorded. With increasing RMA, participants spent less time inspecting the defendant relative to the victim. In both studies, higher RMA predicted stronger anti-victim and pro-defendant judgments, replicating previous research. Taken together, these results support the assumption that RMA guides participants’ attention, leading to a focus on the alleged rape victim and away from the alleged perpetrator. Implications of the current research and future directions are discussed.

Rape myth acceptance in Lebanon: The role of sexual assault experience/familiarity, sexism, honor beliefs, and the Dark Triad

2021 ◽  
Vol 170 ◽  
pp. 110403
Author(s):  
Maria-Jose Sanchez-Ruiz ◽  
Perla El Ahmad ◽  
Marilyn Karam ◽  
Marie Adele Saliba
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Assault ◽  
Rape Myth Acceptance ◽  
Dark Triad ◽  
Rape Myth ◽  
Myth Acceptance
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