EXPLORING ATTITUDINAL VARIABLES PREDICTIVE OF HOW MEN PERCEIVE RAPE

TitleEXPLORING ATTITUDINAL VARIABLES PREDICTIVE OF HOW MEN PERCEIVE RAPE
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2013
AuthorsEdwards, SR, Hinsz, VB
JournalProblems of Psychology in the 21st Century
Volume7
Start Page16-22
Date PublishedDecember/2013
Type of ArticleOriginal article
ISSN2029-8587
Other NumbersICID: 1081460
Keywordsrape, sexual aggression, Violence against women
Abstract

86 male university students completed an assessment battery regarding their attitudes towards women and beliefs about sexual violence, as well as their own intentions to be sexually violent. They read five vignettes depicting different situations in which women were raped, and answered questions about what they thought happened in the vignettes, i.e. whether the actions depicted were rape. Results showed only one of the constructs, acceptance of sexual violence, predicted men’s ability to recognize rape scenarios, whereas hostility towards women, adversarial sexual beliefs, rape myth acceptance and sex role stereotyping were not significant after acceptance of sexual violence was accounted for. Furthermore, men’s acceptance of sexual violence mediated the relationship of their perceptions of rape vignettes and their self-reported intentions to be sexually violent. Implications for further research in sexual violence and interventions to prevent acts of aggression towards women are discussed.

URLhttp://oaji.net/articles/2014/444-1400504036.pdf
DOI10.33225/ppc/13.07.16
Refereed DesignationRefereed
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