RT Article
T1 Comparing Rape Myth Acceptance Among Police Trainees and Medical Students: A Preliminary Danish Validation of the Updated Illinois Rape Myth Acceptance Scale
JF Violence against women
VO 28
IS 11
SP 2649
OP 2676
A1 Skov, Marie
A1 van Mastrigt, Sarah
A1 Jensen, Andreas V.
A2 van Mastrigt, Sarah
A2 Jensen, Andreas V.
LA English
YR 2022
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1814881166
AB Identifying rape myths among criminal justice and medical professionals is central to preventing secondary victimization. We present the first preliminary Danish validation of McMahon and Farmer’s updated Illinois Rape Myth Acceptance scale using samples of police and medical trainees. Exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses result in a 14-item, four-factor measure that demonstrates acceptable model fit, satisfactory convergent and discriminant validity, and good internal consistency. Although reported rape myth acceptance is generally low in both samples, some subscale scores vary across professional groups, thereby identifying specific targets for intervention in different occupational contexts. Further tests of the scale are recommended.
K1 Denmark
K1 Police
K1 Factor analysis
K1 Scale validation
K1 Rape Myths
DO 10.1177/10778012211038967