The Effect of Male Incarceration on Rape Myth Acceptance: Application of Propensity Score Matching Technique

Debowska, Agata; Boduszek, Daniel; Dhingra, Katie; DeLisi, Matthew

doi:10.1080/01639625.2015.1060805

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“…All-male circles, such as sports teams and college fraternities, are posited to create an environment in which violence-supportive attitudes are fostered (e.g., Bleecker & Murnen, 2005; Forbes et al, 2006). A similar impact of prison environment has been found in a study by Debowska et al (2016), the results of which indicated that incarceration can lead to increased RMA. Our findings are in keeping with the above, with prisonization being a significant correlate of male sexual dating violence for the full sample as well as prisoners charged with property, violent, and financial offenses.…”

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“…Whilst controlling for background covariates, Debowska, Boduszek, Dhingra, and DeLisi (2016) found evidence to suggest that imprisonment had a significant effect upon stereotypical thinking about rape. Interpretation of findings alongside the aforementioned psychological and behavioural experiences shown to be of significance, appear to offer support in line with an ecological explanation of rapesupportive attitude development.…”

Section: Environmental Influence On Sexual Violence Attitudesmentioning

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Psychosocial Correlates of Attitudes Toward Male Sexual Violence in a Sample of Financial Crime, Property Crime, General Violent, and Homicide Offenders

2017

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Although those currently serving prison sentences for sexual violence can be identified and receive treatment, the number of prisoners with a history of sexual violence against female partners is unknown. Methods to identify prisoners with a proclivity for such violence and accurately assess the risk they pose before and after incarceration are therefore required. Here, we aimed to assess the level of sexually violent attitudes within dating relationships and to examine their associations with experiences of child abuse and neglect (CAN), psychopathic personality traits, prisonization, number of incarcerations, age, years of schooling, relationship status, and parenting among different types of offenders (financial crime, property crime, general violent, and homicide offenders). Data were collected among a large systematically selected sample of adult male inmates (N = 1,123). We demonstrated that sexual violencesupportive attitudes appear to be a function of child sexual abuse and psychopathic personality traits, and may be developed through early socialization experiences as well as incarceration. Practical implications of current findings are discussed.

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Section: Environmental Influence On Sexual Violence Attitudesmentioning

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Psychosocial Correlates of Attitudes Toward Male Sexual Violence in a Sample of Financial Crime, Property Crime, General Violent, and Homicide Offenders

2017

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“…In a meta-analysis of 37 RMA studies published in the United States from 1997 to 2007, Suarez and Gadalla (2010) reported that Burt’s (1980) RMA scale was most frequently used (74% of studies examined), while the original IRMA was used in 16% of studies. The updated version of the IRMA Scale was published in 2011 (McMahon & Farmer) and is therefore not included in the meta-analysis but has been used in recent research to measure RMA (e.g., Debowska et al, 2016; Venema, 2019). The Updated IRMA is used in this study.…”

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The Relationship Between Rape Myth Acceptance and Sexual Behaviors

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2020

J Interpers Violence

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An extensive amount of research has been devoted to understanding rape myths, especially in the context of sexual attitudes. Few studies have examined sexual actions as a correlate of rape myth acceptance (RMA). As such, this study utilizes the Updated Illinois Rape Myth Acceptance Scale (IRMA) and its four distinct subscales to examine adherence to rape myths and an individual’s view of sex and sexuality in a sample of 1,310 college students. The IRMA was included in its entirety and separated into its four subscales: “She asked for it,” “He didn’t mean to,” “It wasn’t really rape,” and “She lied.” Results indicated that the most impactful variables for all four subscales were adversarial heterosexual beliefs, stereotypical gender beliefs, and being male. The main implications of this study pertain to implementation of programming. Intervention programming should focus on younger males due to their increased adherence to certain rape myths. Furthermore, programs that address not only rape myths but also other traditional and negative belief systems should be employed. Results of this study lend support to the supposition that it is not necessarily individual characteristics that have a large effect on RMA but is instead a strong adherence to traditional belief systems.

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“…Masculinity, dominance, and aggression may be decisive factors influencing survival in prison settings (Hua-Fu 2005; Kennedy 2016; Walters and Crawford 2013; Wooldredge and Steiner 2012). Imprisonment has been argued to reinforce toxic masculinity, defined as the constellation of stereotypical male traits, which fosters hostile and violent behavior and attitudes (Debowska, Boduszek, Dhingra, and DeLisi 2016;Kupers 2010). Incarcerated individuals may adopt prison values and align their actions with prison beliefs in order to survive the pains of confinement (Collica 2010;Copes et al 2013).…”

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Self-Esteem in Adult Prison Population: The Development and Validation of the Self-Esteem Measure for Prisoners (SEM-P)

2016

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The main aim of the current study was to develop and validate the Self-Esteem Measure for Prisoners (SEM-P), composed of personal and prison self-esteem, among a systematically selected sample of prisoners (N = 1,794). Confirmatory factor analyses revealed that the SEM-P was best captured with the bifactor conceptualization reflecting two grouping factors (personal and prison self-esteem) and one general factor. Although factor loadings were stronger for the general factor, the two grouping factors evidenced good differential predictive validity. The SEM-P is a reliable and valid measure of self-esteem among inmates because it considers the importance of prison culture for self-evaluations.

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The Effect of Male Incarceration on Rape Myth Acceptance: Application of Propensity Score Matching Technique

Cited by 13 publications

References 56 publications

Psychosocial Correlates of Attitudes Toward Male Sexual Violence in a Sample of Financial Crime, Property Crime, General Violent, and Homicide Offenders

Psychosocial Correlates of Attitudes Toward Male Sexual Violence in a Sample of Financial Crime, Property Crime, General Violent, and Homicide Offenders

The Relationship Between Rape Myth Acceptance and Sexual Behaviors

Self-Esteem in Adult Prison Population: The Development and Validation of the Self-Esteem Measure for Prisoners (SEM-P)

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