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Johnson, Barbara; Kuck, Douglas L.; Schander, Patricia R.

doi:10.1023/a:1025671021697

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“…Men are thought to accept rape myths so as to justify sexual violence, whilst women endorse them to reject personal vulnerability to rape (Johnson, Kuck, & Schander, 1997). Frese and colleagues (2004) demonstrated that higher rape myth acceptance predicts increased victim blame (in a sample of Spanish undergraduates).…”

Section: Rape Myth Acceptancementioning

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Rape Crimes Reviewed: The Role of Observer Variables in Female Victim Blaming

Ferrão

Gonçalves

2015

Psychol. Thought

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This article presents an overview of empirical research on the role of observer variables in rape victim blaming (female attacked by a male perpetrator). The focus is on literature from the last 15 years. The variables observer gender, ambivalent sexism, rape myth acceptance, and rape empathy are discussed in relation to victim blaming. Most research on rape is conducted using diverse methods and approaches that result in a great disparity regarding the role of these variables in predicting blame assignments. Despite the inconsistencies, most studies show that men hold the victim more responsible for her own victimization than women. Findings further indicate that higher scores on sexist ideologies and rape myth acceptance predict higher victim blame, and that higher rape empathy scores predict lower victim blame. Theoretical and practical implications are discussed.

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Section: Rape Myth Acceptancementioning

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Rape Crimes Reviewed: The Role of Observer Variables in Female Victim Blaming

Ferrão

Gonçalves

2015

Psychol. Thought

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“…There are a few studies that are exceptions to this, however, as they specify empirical linkages among perceiver variables. For example, regarding gender differences, research has shown that women more strongly identify with (i.e., view themselves more similar to; Deitz et al 1984;Maurer and Robinson 2008) and empathize with (Ching and Burke 1999;Deitz et al 1982) sexual assault victims, and men endorse greater rape myth acceptance (Johnson 1994;Johnson et al 1997;Kopper 1996;Millburn et al 2000;Payne et al 1999). Also, perceiver empathy has been found to be positively related to perceived similarity/identification with rape victims (Deitz et al 1982(Deitz et al , 1984Feldman et al 1998) and inversely related to rape myth acceptance (Gerger et al 2007).…”

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Sexual Victimization History and Perceived Similarity to a Sexual Assault Victim: A Path Model of Perceiver Variables Predicting Victim Culpability Attributions

2010

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Extant research consistently has shown that culpability attributions toward sexual assault victims are predicted by perceiver gender, perceived similarity to victims, empathy for victims, and rape myth acceptance. The purpose of the present study was to conceptually organize these predictors, which often have been treated disparately in literature. The present sample was composed of 69 female undergraduate students, recruited from a psychology research pool at a university in the southwestern United States. Results of a path analysis demonstrated strong empirical support for a hypothesized causal model linking perceivers' sexual victimization histories and, in turn, perceptions of similarity to a sexual assault victim based upon these histories, to established predictors of perceivers' culpability attributions toward sexual assault victims. Basic and applied research implications are discussed.

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“…Rape myths can be defined as "prejudicial, stereotyped, or false beliefs about rape, rape victims, and rapists" (Burt, 1980, p. 217). Several different types of rape myths exist including the perception that rape victims frequently lie about their victimization (Cuklanz, 2000), that victims can cause their rape by their behavior or characteristics (Scully, 1990), and justifications for acquaintance rape (Johnson, Kuck, & Schander, 1997). These myths have been demonstrated to occur widely within society with a recent study by Sussenbach and Bohner (2011), showing that levels of acceptance of such rape myths ranged from 19% to 57%.…”

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“…Anderson, Beattie, & Spencer, 2001). Such a process has been argued to contribute toward rape crimes having a very low reporting rate, high levels of attrition throughout the criminal justice process, and low conviction rates (Jordan, 2004;Kelly, Lovatt, & Regan, 2005;. For example, in a recent analysis of crime statistics, only 15% of a sample of serious sexual offenses victims in England and Wales had reported the crime to the police (Home Office & Ministry of Justice, 2013).…”

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A Brief Report on Rape Myth Acceptance: Differences Between Police Officers, Law Students, and Psychology Students in the United Kingdom

sleath

Bull

2015

Violence Vict

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A common perception is that police officers hold very negative attitudes about rape victims. Therefore, the purpose of this article is to establish whether police officers do accept stereotypical rape myths at a higher level compared to members of other populations. There were 3 comparison samples, composed of police officers, law students, and psychology students, that completed the Illinois Rape Myth Acceptance scale. Male and female police officers accepted "she lied" myths at a higher level than the student samples. Student samples were found to accept 2 types of rape myths ("she asked for it" and "he didn't meant to") at a higher level compared to police officers. No significant differences were found in the other 4 subfactors. Therefore, the pattern of results suggests that police officers do not adhere to stereotypical myths about rape victims more than do other populations.

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Cited by 105 publications

References 11 publications

Rape Crimes Reviewed: The Role of Observer Variables in Female Victim Blaming

Rape Crimes Reviewed: The Role of Observer Variables in Female Victim Blaming

Sexual Victimization History and Perceived Similarity to a Sexual Assault Victim: A Path Model of Perceiver Variables Predicting Victim Culpability Attributions

A Brief Report on Rape Myth Acceptance: Differences Between Police Officers, Law Students, and Psychology Students in the United Kingdom

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