Rape myth acceptance, male gender role norms, attitudes towards women, and psychopathic traits in a military sample

DeLisle, Alexa; Walsh, Hannah C.; Holtz, Pamela M.; Callahan, Jennifer L.; Neumann, Craig S.

doi:10.1016/j.paid.2019.03.005

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“…Thus, future studies should examine masculine norms, RMA, and nurturance in more diverse groups of men, while also taking into account culturally specific factors that may either predispose or protect men with marginalized identities in regard to endorsing RMA. For example, studies could investigate the role of nurturance as a mediator in the association between distinct masculine norms and RMA in settings in the United States outside of college campuses, such as in the military, where similar associations between traditional male gender role ideology and RMA have been found (DeLisle et al, 2019). Studies could also examine how misogyny perpetuated by gay White men in queer spaces may perpetuate RMA, given the idealization of masculinity and devaluing of femininity in these environments (Hale & Ojeda, 2018).…”

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Masculine norms and college men’s rape myth acceptance: The mediating role of nurturance.

Pekosz

Iwamoto

2020

Psychology of Men & Masculinities

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Although previous research has shown a positive association between traditional male gender role endorsement and rape myth acceptance, few studies have examined the factors that underlie the positive association between distinct masculine norms and rape myth acceptance. Given the prominence of sexual assault on college campuses and how rape myth acceptance helps perpetuate sexual assault perpetration, this study sought to further examine what may underlie the association between masculine norm conformity and rape myth acceptance. One gender-relevant factor may be nurturance or the extent to which men endorse qualities such as caring and tenderness. The current study examined (a) the extent to which conformity to distinct masculine norms and nurturance were associated with rape myth acceptance and (b) if nurturance mediated the associations between conformity to masculine norms and rape myth acceptance among 251 college-attending men. Results revealed that conformity to the masculine norms of power over women and disdaining gay men were positively associated with rape myth acceptance. Nurturance partially mediated the associations between the power over women and disdaining gay men norm and rape myth acceptance, such that men higher in those two masculine norms reported lower nurturance, which was associated with greater rape myth acceptance. Our findings emphasize the importance of examining how conformity to distinct masculine norms, especially norms that center on misogyny and devaluing women and femininity, may contribute to increased rape myth acceptance. Our findings also suggest that increasing nurturance may help to prevent men's perpetuation of rape myth acceptance. Public Significance StatementCollege-attending men who conform to the masculine norms of valuing power over women and disdaining gay men are more likely to endorse false myths about rape. This association is partially explained by how men who endorse these masculine norms devalue nurturance, or qualities such as being caring and tender.

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confidence: 99%

“…have been found (DeLisle et al, 2019). Studies could also examine how misogyny perpetuated by gay White men in queer spaces may perpetuate RMA, given the idealization of masculinity and devaluing of femininity in these environments (Hale & Ojeda, 2018).…”

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Masculine norms and college men’s rape myth acceptance: The mediating role of nurturance.

Pekosz

Iwamoto

2020

Psychology of Men & Masculinities

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“…Generally, dark personality traits have been associated with a greater propensity to sexually harass others (e.g., Blinkhorn et al, 2015;Jonason et al, 2017;Russell & King, 2016;Zeigler-Hill et al, 2016), and a greater enjoyment doing so (e.g., Foulkes, 2019;Mokros et al, 2011;Porter et al, 2003). Additionally, research findings strongly suggest that the dark triad traits (and especially psychopathy), are associated with a tendency to accept rape myths (Boland, 2018;DeLisle et al, 2019;Mouilso & Calhoun, 2013;Willis et al, 2017), adhere to strict gender role norms (e.g., Anglin et al, 2018;Hoffmann & Verona, 2019;Preston et al, 2018), and have negative attitudes towards women (e.g., Berke, 2009;Keiller, 2010;Methot-Jones et al, 2019).…”

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confidence: 99%

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“…Since the literature shows that acceptance of rape myths is a predictor of sexual violence perpetrated by men against women (for a review, see Yapp & Quayle, 2018) – the latter being a serious social problem with several impacts on victims – it is relevant to explore whether some specific personality traits are associated with legitimizing the use of sexual violence (Costa, 2020). In fact, associations have already been observed between tolerating the use of sexual violence through myths about this phenomenon and individual characteristics such as narcissism (e.g., Boland, 2018; Costa, 2020; Jonason et al, 2017), psychopathy (e.g., Boland, 2018; DeLisle et al, 2019; Jonason et al, 2017), sadism (Boland, 2018), and Machiavellianism (Jonason et al, 2017), as well as the Dark Tetrad in general (Davis et al., 2020). In order to deepen the knowledge about these relationships (i.e., personality variables and legitimation of sexual violence), some studies have examined whether they are mediated, or at least partially explained, by a third variable.…”

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Dark Tetrad, Acceptance of Sexual Violence, and Sexism

Costa

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Moreira

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European Psychologist

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Abstract. The Dark Tetrad is a cluster of four “dark” personality traits which are socially aversive, with distinct conceptual roots, but which are intercorrelated: narcissism, psychopathy, Machiavellianism, and sadism. Narcissism is associated with inflated self-esteem and feelings of grandiosity; psychopathy involves reduced empathy and a lack of remorse or guilt; Machiavellianism is characterized by a tendency for manipulation for own personal benefit; sadism involves feelings of pleasure with the pain or suffering of others. Sexism is the group of beliefs linked with the perceived superiority of men over women. Previous studies have found relationships between the Dark Tetrad and the tolerance of the use of sexual violence and between the former and sexism. Furthermore, sexism has been linked with the acceptance of sexual violence. This study aims to revise the literature exploring the link between each of the components of the Dark Tetrad and the legitimation of the use of sexual violence; it also aims to present the associations that have been found between the aforementioned variables and sexism and related concepts, in multiple studies. Based on the previous literature, suggestions for aims of future research in this field (i.e., Dark Tetrad, sexual violence, sexism) are made, more specifically exploring the relative effect of each of the components of the Dark Tetrad in the explanation of the legitimation of sexual violence, as well as exploring a possible, at least partial, mediation of sexism in the link between each of the “dark” traits and the acceptance of sexual violence.

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Rape myth acceptance, male gender role norms, attitudes towards women, and psychopathic traits in a military sample

Cited by 18 publications

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Masculine norms and college men’s rape myth acceptance: The mediating role of nurturance.

Masculine norms and college men’s rape myth acceptance: The mediating role of nurturance.

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Dark Tetrad, Acceptance of Sexual Violence, and Sexism

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