“Never Go Out Alone”: An Analysis of College Rape Prevention Tips

Bedera, Nicole; Nordmeyer, Kristjane

doi:10.1007/s12119-015-9274-5

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“…The data from this study can provide useful considerations for professionals working in the field of education and prevention. Specifically, these insights can be used in developing programs to increase knowledge of sexual violence and de-construct rape myths, in line with recent projects that operate on an ecological model of sexual violence (Bedera & Nordmeyer, 2015;Powers et al, 2015). Interventions and gender violence prevention programs should consider the key role of hostility toward women and benevolence toward men, that reinforces and enhances the support of rape myths.…”

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confidence: 85%

The Effect of Sexism and Rape Myths on Victim Blame

Rollero

Tartaglia

2018

Sexuality & Culture

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Rape myths are false beliefs about sexual violence that encourage blaming the victim and exonerating the offender. Within the framework of the Ambivalent Sexism Theory, we tested a model investigating the effect of each dimension of ambivalent sexism on the endorsement of each rape myth, and in turn the effect of each myth on the attribution of responsibility (to the perpetrator versus to the victim) in case of sexual violence. Participants were 264 students (54.9% females). Results showed that hostile sexism toward women fostered the endorsement of each myth, whereas benevolence toward men enhanced the myth 'He didn't mean to' and this increased the perception of the victim's responsibility. Implications in developing interventions to de-construct rape myths are discussed.

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confidence: 85%

The Effect of Sexism and Rape Myths on Victim Blame

Rollero

Tartaglia

2018

Sexuality & Culture

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“…Although we may expect that attitudes towards victims of CSA have somewhat changed with increased awareness, according to the Traumagenic Dynamic of Stigmatization model (Finkelhor & Browne, 1985), negative reactions and lack of support from family and peers have a strong impact on the victims. Bedera and Nordmeyer (2015) also pointed out that rape prevention may be presented by some as an easy task: don't walk alone at night, don't trust strangers, trust your instincts, be aware of surroundings, and say "no." As such, sexually abused girls who were told avoiding rape is easy may be likely to feel ashamed for not being able to avoid or escape the situation.…”

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confidence: 99%

Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Suicidal Ideation Among Sexually Abused Adolescent Girls: The Mediating Role of Shame

Alix

Cossette

Hébert

et al. 2017

Journal of Child Sexual Abuse

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Sexual abuse is associated with a host of negative repercussions in adolescence. Yet, the possible mechanisms linking sexual abuse and negative outcomes are understudied. The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationships among self-blame, shame, coping strategies, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), depressive symptoms, and suicidal ideation. The sample included 147 sexually abused adolescent girls between 14 and 18 years of age. A total of 66% of girls reached clinical score for PTSD and 53% reached clinical score for depressive symptoms. Close to half (46%) reported suicidal thoughts in the past three months. Shame was found to partially mediate the relationship between self-blame and PTSD. Shame and depressive symptoms were also found to partially mediate the relationship between self-blame and suicidal ideation. Results suggest that shame is a crucial target in interventions designed for sexually abused adolescent girls. KeywordsChild sexual abuse; attributions; stigma; coping strategies; depression; self-blame The consequences associated with child sexual abuse (CSA) have been studied for more than three decades now. The bulk of studies have shown more depressive symptoms, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and suicidal ideation (Hillberg, Hamilton-Giachritsis, & Dixon, 2011;Maniglio, 2009;Paolucci, Genuis, & Violato, 2001) among CSA victims than among the general population, especially during adolescence (Kendall-Tackett, Williams, & Finkelhor, 1993;Tyler, 2002). A recent review revealed a significant association between CSA and suicidal ideation or attempts in 49 out of 52 studies conducted with adolescents (Miller, Esposito-Smythers, Weismoore, & Renshaw, 2013). The risk for CSA increases substantially in late adolescence for girls with 36.8% of CSA occurring between their 15th and 17th birthday (Finkelhor, Shattuck, Turner, & Hamby, 2014 CIHR Author Manuscript CIHR Author Manuscript CIHR Author ManuscriptAccording to Whiffen and MacIntosh (2005), now that the association between CSA and emotional distress has been documented, research should focus on identifying the underlying mechanisms involved in this link. In their review of the literature, shame, selfblame, and avoidance coping strategies were identified as crucial factors related to a heightened risk of emotional distress among victims of CSA. Yet, few studies have explored the impact of these factors on outcomes in sexually abused adolescents. The aim of the present study was to further investigate self-blame, shame, and coping strategies among sexually abused adolescent girls and their impact on PTSD, depression, and suicidal ideation by testing a mediational model. Self-blame and shameThe Traumagenic Dynamic of Stigmatization model proposed by Finkelhor and Browne (1985) was the first to emphasize the role of shame and self-blame in the symptomatology of sexually abused youth. According to these authors, the negative connotations surrounding sexual abuse (taboo, shame, guilt, blaming the victim) are communicated to th...

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“…As suggested above, much of the discourse behind these devices is based on creating a state of fear, one great enough to impel a woman to adopt tools deemed to be for her protection. At the same time that their promotion is centered on a particularly gendered culture of “quiet fears of everyday life” (Furedi, 2007; see also Bedera & Nordmeyer, 2015), this sensibility is consistent with a broader culture that normalizes sexual violence and implies its inevitability (Spencer, Mallory, Toews, Stith, & Wood, 2017; see also Campbell, 2005; Hall, 2004; Hlavka, 2014).…”

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confidence: 87%

“…In addition to a growing emphasis on the role and possible technologization of bystanders, foremost, they are focused on women taking routine measures for their own safety. Talk is of risky places, activities, and substances, rather than risky men and their behaviors (see also Bedera & Nordmeyer, 2015; Berrington & Jones, 2002). Dovetailing with the neoliberal shift from state to individual “self-help” responsibility for crime prevention (O’Malley, 1996), the historic cultural expectations placed on women for their own safety from male aggression have become intensified (see Hall, 2004), creating fertile ground for the embrace of individualized technological solutions.…”

Section: Analysis and Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Innovating the Problem Away? A Critical Study of Anti-Rape Technologies

White

McMillan

2019

Violence Against Women

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In the context of expanding preventative strategies for addressing sexual violence, we are witnessing the emergence of an array of new anti-rape technologies targeted at women. These tools, promoted primarily through the Internet, include a variety of apps for mobile phones, signal- and alarm-emitting wearable technologies, and internal and external body devices. Based on analyses of websites promoting such instruments, we critically examine these devices with respect to their possible benefits, limitations, and unintended physical, social, and legal consequences for women. We suggest that unanticipated outcomes may undermine both victims and their cases, those the technologies are ostensibly designed to help.

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“Never Go Out Alone”: An Analysis of College Rape Prevention Tips

Cited by 37 publications

References 14 publications

The Effect of Sexism and Rape Myths on Victim Blame

The Effect of Sexism and Rape Myths on Victim Blame

Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Suicidal Ideation Among Sexually Abused Adolescent Girls: The Mediating Role of Shame

Innovating the Problem Away? A Critical Study of Anti-Rape Technologies

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