Predictions of opposite-sex attitudes concerning gender-related social issues

Edmonds, Ed M.; Cahoon, D. D.; Shipman, Margaret E.

doi:10.3758/bf03333923

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“…Several gender differences remain on the post items, even following the intervention. Overall, females still hold less sexual violence myths than males on the post-test, which is consistent with prior research (Aosved & Long, 2006;Burt & Albin, 1981;Edmonds, Cahoon, & Shipman, 1991;Krahe, 1988;Sawyer, 2002). One implication of this finding is that there must be more focus on programming for males in order to promote further decreases in sexual assault myths and bring them further in line with females on some of the myths.…”

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confidence: 80%

“…Lonsway and Fitzgerald (1994) define rape myths as "attitudes and beliefs that are generally false but are widely and persistently held, and that serve to deny and justify male sexual aggression against women" (p. 134). It has been shown that men endorse higher levels of rape myths than do women (Aosved & Long, 2006;Burt & Albin, 1981;Edmonds, Cahoon, & Shipman, 1991;Krahe, 1988;Sawyer, 2002). Race was also shown to be a significant predictor of the acceptance of rape myths in several studies (Dull & Giacopassi, 1987;Fischer, 1987;Giacopassi & Dull, 1986;Williams & Holmes, 1981) although one study found that race did not affect rape myths (Gilmartin-Zena, 1987).…”

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The Prevalence of Rape Myths among Middle School Students across Gender and Socioeconomic Background

Dyehouse

Pilat

2017

JYD

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Abstract:A study designed to investigate the level and type of rape myths that are endorsed among middle school youth in terms of gender and socioeconomic background is reported in this paper. Participants were 582 seventh and eighth grade students who took part in Project Equality, a rape and sexual assault prevention curriculum that took place during eight, one and a half-hour sessions. The modified Illinois Rape Myth Acceptance Scale was administered to students before and after Project Equality. Results indicate that males endorse higher levels of rape myth acceptance, both before and after the intervention, although the number of endorsed myths decreased. Rape myth endorsement decreased following the intervention among participants of differing socioeconomic backgrounds. Males and females showed lower levels of rape myth acceptance following the intervention. Implications include finding more effective ways to target male youth and that Project Equality works to lower rape myths among middle school youth.

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Section: Journal Of Youth Development Bridging Research and Practicementioning

confidence: 99%

The Prevalence of Rape Myths among Middle School Students across Gender and Socioeconomic Background

Dyehouse

Pilat

2017

JYD

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“…Edmonds et al (1992), found that this was true of men's estimates of women's attitudes. Women, however, were less accurate in judging men's attitudes.…”

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Accuracy of attitude stereotypes: The case of inferences based on gender.

Grant¹,

Button²,

Ross³

et al. 1997

Canadian Journal of Behavioural Science / Revue canadienne des

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Studies were undertaken to assess the accuracy of people's estimates of the attitudes of men and women. In the first study, we assessed attitudes of male and female university students on a broad range of social and political issues. In the second, we asked new participants to estimate the attitudes of typical males and females on the same statements. These estimates were used to select a set of stereotypic male statements and a set of stereotypic female statements. In the third study, participants estimated the attitudes of male and female students on the two sets of statements. The results of the first two studies indicated that both men and women expected larger gender differences in attitudes than actually exist. In the third study, we confirmed this result and found that people were least accurate in their estimates of the attitudes of men. Partial support was obtained for the hypothesis that in-group stereotypes would be more accurate than out-group stereotypes. Men were more accurate than women in estimating the attitudes of men but men and women were equally accurate in estimating the attitudes of women. The picture of stereotype accuracy for gender-based judgments of attitudes that emerges from our research is more complicated than earlier research would suggest.

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“…With respect to gender, most research findings indicate that men are more accepting of rape myths than are women, (Dye & Roth, 1990;Field, 1978aField, , 1978bWard, 1988;White & Kurpius, 1999;Xenos & Smith, 2001), although there are a number of studies which report no significant gender differences for rape myth acceptance (Burt & Albin, 1981;Edmonds, Cahoon, & Shipman, 1991;Krahe, 1988).…”

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Child Sexual Abuse Myth Acceptance Among Aspirant, Trainee, and Registered Psychologists in Durban, South Africa

Collings¹

2003

soc behav pers

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This study examined the effect of gender and professional training on child sexual abuse myth acceptance among aspirant, trainee, and registered psychologists in Durban, South Africa. Using a 2 (gender: male, female) x 3 (training: aspirant psychologists, psychologists in training, practicing psychologists) design, 90 participants completed the 15-item Child Sexual Abuse (CSA) Myth Scale. AMANOVA revealed a significant main effect for gender, with males scoring significantly higher than females did on all three subscales of the CSA Myth Scale. Myth acceptance scores were, however, unrelated to the extent of professional training, with the notable exception of scores on the Denial of Abusiveness subscale, where aspirant psychologists scored significantly higher than psychologists in training. These findings are discussed in terms of their implications for practice and for social policy. ) that a counselor's beliefs and attitudes have considerable consequence for the quality, the psychological climate, and the effectiveness of a therapeutic relationship. In particular, Conner has argued that a counselor's beliefs and attitudes comprise the core conditions of genuineness, warmth, and empathy that are necessary for effective helping relations. With specific reference to child sexual abuse, Draucker (1992) has pointed to the need for counselors to critically examine their beliefs and attitudes to ensure

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Predictions of opposite-sex attitudes concerning gender-related social issues

Cited by 14 publications

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The Prevalence of Rape Myths among Middle School Students across Gender and Socioeconomic Background

The Prevalence of Rape Myths among Middle School Students across Gender and Socioeconomic Background

Accuracy of attitude stereotypes: The case of inferences based on gender.

Child Sexual Abuse Myth Acceptance Among Aspirant, Trainee, and Registered Psychologists in Durban, South Africa

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