RT Article
T1 Rape Myth Acceptance Reflects Perceptions of Media Portrayals as Similar to Others, but Not the Self
JF Violence against women
VO 27
IS 3/4
SP 529
OP 551
A1 Elmore, Kristen C.
A1 Scull, Tracy M.
A1 Malik, Christina V.
A1 Kupersmidt, Janis B.
A2 Scull, Tracy M.
A2 Malik, Christina V.
A2 Kupersmidt, Janis B.
LA English
YR 2021
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1750096897
AB Understanding the antecedents and consequences of rape myths is important for sexual assault prevention programming. We investigated whether general perceptions of media predict rape myth endorsement among community college students, a group with elevated sexual assault risk. Students who perceived greater similarity between people they know and people in media reported higher endorsement of rape myths that blame the victim and exonerate the accused. This relationship did not emerge for perceptions of one’s personal similarity to people in media, with the exception of men’s endorsement of myths exonerating male perpetrators.
K1 Sexual Assault
K1 Rape Myths
K1 Media
DO 10.1177/1077801220908335