A Qualitative Analysis of the Temptation to Use Force in Sexual Relationships

2009 ◽  
Vol 24 (2) ◽  
pp. 219-231 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul A. Schewe ◽  
Najma M. Adam ◽  
Kathryn M. Ryan
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Analysis ◽  
Sexual Coercion ◽  
Sexual Aggression ◽  
Sexual Contact ◽  
Rape Myth Acceptance ◽  
Sexual Relationships ◽  
Rape Myth ◽  
College Males ◽  
Sexual Beliefs ◽  
Myth Acceptance

College males completed a survey that asked open-ended questions concerning instances in which they might have been tempted to use force to obtain sexual contact with another person. Participants also completed Malamuth’s (1989a, 1989b) Attraction to Sexual Aggression scale, Mosher and Sirkin’s (1984) Hypermasculinity Inventory. and Burt’s (1980) Rape Myth Acceptance and Adversarial Sexual Beliefs scales. Of the 83 participants, 22 (27%) reported that they had been tempted to use force. Participants that indicated they had been tempted to use force scored significantly higher on attraction to sexual aggression and hypermasculinity than those who were never tempted. Reasons for temptation, circumstances of the tempting situations, and possible ties to sexual coercion were explored.

Sexual Coercion Practices Among Undergraduate Male Recreational Athletes, Intercollegiate Athletes, and Non-Athletes

2016 ◽  
Vol 23 (7) ◽  
pp. 795-812 ◽  
Author(s):  
Belinda-Rose Young ◽  
Sarah L. Desmarais ◽  
Julie A. Baldwin ◽  
Rasheeta Chandler
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Coercion ◽  
Gender Role Attitudes ◽  
Rape Myth Acceptance ◽  
Attitudes Toward Women ◽  
Rape Myth ◽  
Intercollegiate Athletes ◽  
Recreational Athletes ◽  
Male Undergraduate ◽  
Dependent Variables ◽  
Myth Acceptance

Prior research shows that male intercollegiate athletes are at risk for perpetrating sexual violence. Whether this risk extends to male recreational athletes has not been explored. This study assessed associations between attitudes toward women, rape myth acceptance, and prevalence of sexual coercion among 379 male, undergraduate recreational and intercollegiate athletes and non-athletes. Our analyses showed significant differences between the responses of athletes and non-athletes for all dependent variables, and intercollegiate and recreational athletes on attitudes toward women and the prevalence of sexual coercion. Controlling for rape myth acceptance and traditional gender role attitudes eliminated differences between athletes and non-athletes in prevalence of sexual coercion.

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

2020 ◽  
pp. 088626052093850 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jia Xue ◽  
Kai Lin
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
Direct Effect ◽  
Sex Role ◽  
Rape Myth Acceptance ◽  
Rape Myth ◽  
Sex Role Stereotyping ◽  
Chinese University ◽  
Sexual Beliefs ◽  
Chinese University Students ◽  
Myth Acceptance

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.

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.

Tipping the Scales: Effects of Gender, Rape Myth Acceptance, and Anti-Fat Attitudes on Judgments of Sexual Coercion Scenarios

2019 ◽  
pp. 088626051987297 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexandra M. Zidenberg ◽  
Brandon Sparks ◽  
Leigh Harkins ◽  
Sara K. Lidstone
Keyword(s):  
Negative Affect ◽  
Sexual Violence ◽  
Sexual Coercion ◽  
Rape Myth Acceptance ◽  
Rape Myth ◽  
Overweight Women ◽  
Mitigating Factors ◽  
Mock Jury ◽  
Prejudicial Attitudes ◽  
Myth Acceptance

A damaging belief exists that to become a victim of sexual violence, victims must be deemed sexually desirable. As a result, sexual violations where the victims are individuals whom society may deem as less attractive—such as overweight women—may elicit less empathy for the victim or minimize the likelihood they are believed. Yet, there is some evidence that overweight women actually report higher rates of sexual violence than women of other weight categories. Although there has been some research implicating weight biases in sexual assault cases, this has not been extended to cases of sexual coercion despite their growing share of police reports. A sample of 168 participants were recruited from Canada via social media ( n = 82) and through a midsized university in Ontario, Canada ( n = 86). Using a mock jury paradigm, participants responded to a vignette depicting the sexual coercion of a thin or overweight woman. Participants reported their opinions on the sexual coercion scenario, and prejudicial attitudes, using two standardized scales. Men reported greater rape myth acceptance, anti-fat attitudes, and victim responsibility and endorsed significantly more perpetrator mitigating factors and expressed more negative affect toward the victim. Participants in the overweight condition also expressed greater perpetrator sympathy, greater perpetrator mitigation, and less negative affect toward the perpetrator. These results suggest that overweight women may face additional barriers when reporting their experiences of sexual coercion, particularly to men.

scholarly journals Measuring Rape Myth Acceptance in Sweden: Psychometric Properties of the Swedish Acceptance of Modern Myths About Sexual Aggression Scale

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hanna Elin Fernsund ◽  
Timothy John Luke
Keyword(s):  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Social Dominance ◽  
Sexual Aggression ◽  
Convergent Validity ◽  
English Language ◽  
Social Dominance Orientation ◽  
Rape Myth Acceptance ◽  
Hostile Sexism ◽  
Rape Myth ◽  
Myth Acceptance

Traditional measures of rape myth acceptance (RMA) have been found to yield low means and skewed distributions, potentially due to containing outdated beliefs and too blatantly phrased items. The Acceptance of Modern Myths About Sexual Aggression Scale (AMMSA; Gerger et al., 2007) is a contemporary RMA measure which was developed to contain more subtly worded items and less severe forms of sexual aggression than traditional RMA scales. In this study, the English language AMMSA was translated into Swedish and the psychometric properties of the Swedish language AMMSA were assessed. The Swedish language AMMSA had desirable statistical properties and correlated positively with other relevant measures (e.g., hostile sexism, social dominance orientation) which supported its concurrent and convergent validity. However, inconsistent with previous research, which has found the AMMSA to be a unidimensional instrument, the Swedish language AMMSA may consist of multiple factors.

scholarly journals Echelles d’évaluation de l’acceptation du Mythe du viol : Intérêts et limites

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Agnès Schlegel ◽  
Robert Courtois
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Aggression ◽  
Rape Myth Acceptance ◽  
Rape Myth ◽  
Acceptance Scale ◽  
Population Générale ◽  
Myth Acceptance

Les violences sexuelles, dont le viol est l’un des extrêmes, suscitent dans la population générale des attitudes de négation, de minimisation ou de justification des faits, ou encore la responsabilisation de la victime, traduisant l’adhésion à un ensemble d’attitudes, de croyances et de stéréotypes que l’on appelle Mythe du viol. L’acceptation du Mythe du viol favorise les viols, minore leur dénonciation et majore leurs conséquences pour les victimes. Depuis l’émergence de ce concept dans les années 1970, près d’une trentaine d’échelles ont été créés pour tenter de le mesurer. Ce article présente l’intérêt et les limites des principales échelles : « Rape Myth Acceptance Scale » (Burt, 1980), l’« Illinois Rape Myth Acceptance Scale » (Payne, Lonsway et Fitzgerald, 1999) et l’« Acceptance of Modern Myths about Sexual Aggression Scale » (Gerger, Kley, Bohner et Siebler, 2007).

Rape Myths

1994 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
pp. 133-164 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kimberly A. Lonsway ◽  
Louise F. Fitzgerald
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Assault ◽  
Sexual Aggression ◽  
Rape Myths ◽  
Rape Myth Acceptance ◽  
Rape Myth ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
Immense Potential ◽  
Myth Acceptance

Theories of sexual aggression and victimization have increasingly emphasized the role of rape myths in the perpetuation of sexual assault. Rape myths are attitudes and generally false beliefs about rape that are widely and persistently held, and that serve to deny and justify male sexual aggression against women. Acceptance of such myths has been assessed with a number of measures, and investigators have examined its relationship with numerous variables and interventions. Although there has been extensive research in this area, definitions, terminology, and measures of rape myth acceptance (RMA) continue to lack adequate theoretical and psychometric precision. Despite such criticisms, we emphasize that the significance of this type of research cannot be overstated because it has immense potential for the understanding of sexual assault. The present article offers a theory-based definition of rape myths, reviews and critiques the literature on rape myth acceptance, and suggests directions for future research. In particular we argue that such work must include the development and application of improved measures, with more concern for the theoretical and methodological issues unique to this field.

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