2009/09/08 by emma sleath, Ray Bull · 2 citations
Social Sciences · Psychology · Medicine · #Sexual Assault and Victimization Studies #Gender, Security, and Conflict #Sports, Gender, and Society #Blame #Egalitarianism #Psychology #Mythology #Social psychology #Relation (database) #Poison control #Human factors and ergonomics #Suicide prevention #Politics #Medicine #Political science #Medical emergency #Law
paper · doi:10.1177/0886260509340534
openalex publication_date 2009/09/08 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/01
One of four possible vignettes manipulated by (a) level of rape myth contained within them (low vs. high) and (b) type of rape (stranger vs. acquaintance) was presented to participants followed by scales measuring victim blame, perpetrator blame, belief in a just world, sex-role egalitarian beliefs, and male rape myth acceptance. Victim blaming was predicted by male rape myth acceptance. Perpetrator blaming was predicted by male rape myth acceptance and sex-role egalitarianism. Differences were found in victim and perpetrator blaming in terms of stranger and acquaintance rape and also in relation to manipulating the level of rape myths. Findings are discussed in relation to the previous literature on rape victim and perpetrator blaming.