Lost in translation: a quantitative and qualitative comparison of rape myth acceptance

Zidenberg, Alexandra M.; Wielinga, Farron; Sparks, Brandon; Margeotes, Krystyn; Harkins, Leigh

doi:10.1080/1068316x.2021.1905810

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“…Further, both male and female participants scored well above the scale midpoint on the gender role beliefs scale, indicating more feminist viewpoints. This suggests that the measures used may not capture the subtle ways in which gender role beliefs influence perceptions of individuals accused of killing their own children, similar to recent work identifying a discrepancy between quantitative and qualitative rape myth acceptance (Zidenberg et al, 2022).…”

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confidence: 75%

“…Third, despite gender role beliefs not being associated with overall judgments, it was clear from the textual analysis that such attitudes played a role in the evaluation of the offenders. It is possible that, similar to rape myths, quantitative measures may not capture some of the subtle ways that genderbiased beliefs are expressed (Zidenberg et al, 2022). We also did not explore the potential motives (if any) that may underpin infant homicide, which previous research has suggested may influence responses (Orthwein et al, 2010).…”

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confidence: 99%

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Bad Parents? Evaluating Judgments of Infant Homicides

Sparks¹,

Vione²,

Fido³

2022

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The murdering of one’s own infant may be one of the most harrowing crimes imaginable. Despite this and decades of debate over gendered infanticide laws, there exists little empirical work exploring attitudes toward individuals who have committed infant homicide. Such work has focused primarily on depictions of mothers, yet UK government data indicates that the majority of infant homicide cases involve paternal suspects. The present study used a mixed-methods design to explore attitudes toward mothers and fathers who have been accused of murdering their infant child. Vignettes were used to capture whether parental mental health issues impacted judgments. Participants (n = 245) were randomly assigned to one of two conditions, depicting a mother or father who admitted to murdering their infant child. Results indicated that maternal suspects are evaluated more leniently, in line with the chivalry hypothesis. Qualitative analyses uncovered hidden gender expectations: mothers were ascribed blame when the father was accused of infant homicide, a finding that was not present in the reverse scenario. These results suggest that traditional views of motherhood are at odds with a shifting social landscape that is seeing an increase in stay-at-home fathers wherein mothers are still held responsible for the father’s actions.

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confidence: 75%

Section: Limitations and Future Directionsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Bad Parents? Evaluating Judgments of Infant Homicides

Sparks¹,

Vione²,

Fido³

2022

Preprint

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“…Consistent with these findings, recent research on the assessment of RMA suggests that even the more updated and subtle RMA assessment measures may not fully capture the expression of RMs. This "cover" is likely secondary to social desirability, shifting cultural norms, and an increasing overall awareness that sexual predation is wrong in all forms (e.g., Me Too Movement; Zidenberg et al, 2022). Despite a number of strengths in the research design, a number of limitations should be acknowledged.…”

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confidence: 99%

Weight bias and judgments of sexual assault scenarios: It is not all about weight.

Carels,

Jansen,

Shonrock

et al. 2023

Stigma and Health

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Several studies have explored the roles of weight bias attitudes, survivor weight, and degree of assault ambiguity on perceptions of sexual assault scenarios. Although findings have generally been mixed, weight bias has often been shown to be associated with victim-blaming ideologies, such as rape myth acceptance (RMA). It has also been noted that the survivor weight manipulation used in prior research has been relatively subtle. Therefore, the current investigation examined the influences of RMA, weight bias attitudes, survivor weight, and sexual assault scenario ambiguity on participant perceptions of a sexual assault vignette using an enhanced weight manipulation. Participants (N = 631) were recruited from undergraduate courses at a midsized Southeastern University and randomized to one of four vignette conditions, each depicting either an unambiguous or ambiguous sexual assault scenario with the survivor described as heavy or thin. Participants completed measures of weight bias attitudes, RMA, and answered questions regarding their perceptions of the survivor and the perpetrator. Effects for participant weight bias, RMA, and sexual assault ambiguity were evident. Interaction effects of RMA with sexual assault ambiguity, weight bias with sexual assault ambiguity, and weight bias, sexual assault ambiguity, and survivor weight were also evident. These results suggest that as sexual assault scenarios increase in ambiguity, individuals high in weight bias tend to rate survivors more negatively and perpetrators more favorably. Additionally, findings suggest that the association between weight bias and victim blaming likely has less to do with victim weight and more to do with ideological world views that blame victims.

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“…One strength of our study is that it uses a qualitative approach to study RMA. Researchers have found that even the respondents who scored low on an RMA measure showed evident adherence to rape myths in their qualitative responses (Zidenberg et al., 2022). The study's uniqueness lies in the fact that it includes Indian legal actors (police personnel and lawyers) in its participant pool.…”

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confidence: 99%

An exploratory qualitative analysis of rape myths in India

Damania

Singh

2022

Anal Soc Iss & Public Policy

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Rape myths are stereotypical beliefs that excuse the rapist and hold the victim responsible for rape, leading to secondary victimization. This study attempts to grasp the nature of rape myths in the Indian context and compares them with rape myths that appear in the literature. Detailed semi-structured interviews were conducted with members of the general public (shopkeepers, clerks, students, counselors, peons, and guards) and legal actors (police personnel and lawyers). Results are discussed regarding the rejection of or support for rape myths and additional rape myths. Interestingly, we found that Indians are not supportive of rape myths that excuse rapists when they are influenced by alcohol. In support of previously researched rape myths, we found that Indians overestimated false accusations and blamed revealing clothes, women's drinking, and going out at night. We also found additional rape myths prevalent in India that are unique but not necessarily restricted to the Indian context. These include 'western' clothes, lack of parental control, disregard for traditional norms, provoking anger in males, and going out for leisure. Our findings suggest that the nature and intensity of rape myths vary according to culture. Assessment tools and educational interventions need to be tailored according to these variations.

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Lost in translation: a quantitative and qualitative comparison of rape myth acceptance

Cited by 13 publications

References 69 publications

Bad Parents? Evaluating Judgments of Infant Homicides

Bad Parents? Evaluating Judgments of Infant Homicides

Weight bias and judgments of sexual assault scenarios: It is not all about weight.

An exploratory qualitative analysis of rape myths in India

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