The current study examined
observer's attributions about the victim and perpetrator of an alleged
acquaintance rape.
Participants included 504 college students from a public
university in the northeastern United States who read a brief crime report and
completed a series of questionnaires for course credit. While men tended to
attribute more blame to the victim than women, gender ideology emerged as a
stronger predictor of rape attributions, and some types of sexist beliefs were
associated with greater victim blaming and others with less victim blaming.
Endorsement of hostile sexism, rape myths, and heterosexual intimacy was
generally associated with the attribution of greater victim culpability, as
well as less perpetrator culpability, perpetrator criminality, and victim
credibility. However, complementary gender differentiation was associated with
greater perpetrator culpability and criminality, while protective paternalism
was associated with greater victim credibility. Observers attributed lower
victim culpability and greater perpetrator criminality when the victim's drink
was spiked, and attributed greater perpetrator culpability when the victim
verbally resisted the perpetrator's advances.
Given the implications that
observer attitudes can have on professional and personal support for survivors,
as well as juror decision making, the ongoing examination of the complex
interplay between the person and situational factors affecting attributions of
rape is essential. Sexual assault prevention programs may also benefit from a
psychoeducational component that targets reducing traditional gender ideology.
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By:
- 1Rowan University, Glassboro, NJ, USA angeloned@rowan.edu.
- 2Central Connecticut State University, New Britain, USA.
- 3Rowan University, Glassboro, NJ, USA.
- J Interpers Violence. 2016 Feb 24. pii: 0886260516635318
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