RT Article
T1 Social Connections as a Protective Factor for Sexual Violence-Related Attitudes
JF Violence against women
VO 31
IS 11
SP 3049
OP 3073
A1 O'Connor, Julia
A1 Hoxmeier, Jill
A1 Woerner, Jackie
A1 Cares, Alison
A2 Hoxmeier, Jill
A2 Woerner, Jackie
A2 Cares, Alison
LA English
YR 2025
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1933282290
AB Endorsing problematic sexual violence-related attitudes including rape myth acceptance (RMA), hostile sexism, and disapproval of sexual consent is associated with negative outcomes, including the perpetration of sexual violence. This study examined social connections as a protective factor for sexual violence-related attitudes among a sample of 770 participants. Results indicate that in the full sample, connections to a workplace were protective for RMA and hostile sexism while family connections were protective for disapproval of sexual consent, RMA, and hostile sexism. Patterns of other social connections differed in separate models for men and women. Unexpected findings indicating that connections to a religious social group are a risk, not a protective, factor are discussed.
K1 Social Support
K1 buffer
K1 Sexual Assault
K1 Sexism
K1 Rape Myths
DO 10.1177/10778012241270187