University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
J Interpers Violence. 2011 Jul;26(11):2285-302. doi: 10.1177/0886260510383039. Epub 2010 Oct 18.
The present study explored the influence of survivor weight and participant gender, rape myth acceptance, and antifat attitudes on perceptions of sexual assault. Using an online survey tool, a community sample of 413 adult Canadian residents reviewed a hypothetical sexual assault scenario and completed a series of evaluations and attitudinal questionnaires. Generalized linear model analyses revealed that participants were more likely to hold the survivor responsible, excuse the perpetrator's actions, and respond more negatively toward the survivor and more positively toward the perpetrator when the survivor was depicted as thin versus overweight. Interactions were found between rape myth acceptance and survivor weight, gender and survivor weight, and gender and antifat attitudes, for certain dependent variables. In addition, men and those with higher levels of rape myth acceptance and antifat attitudes were found to make more negative evaluations of the survivor and more positive evaluations of the perpetrator. Recommendations for future research and interventions are discussed.
本研究探讨了幸存者体重、参与者性别、强奸神话接受度和反肥胖态度对性侵犯认知的影响。通过在线调查工具，对 413 名加拿大成年居民进行了一项社区样本调查，他们回顾了一个假设的性侵犯场景，并完成了一系列评估和态度问卷。广义线性模型分析显示，当幸存者被描绘为瘦弱而非超重时，参与者更有可能认为幸存者应该负责，为施害者的行为辩解，并对幸存者做出更负面的反应，对施害者做出更正面的反应。在某些因变量中，还发现了强奸神话接受度和幸存者体重、性别和幸存者体重、性别和反肥胖态度之间的相互作用。此外，研究发现，男性和那些具有较高的强奸神话接受度和反肥胖态度的人更倾向于对幸存者做出负面评价，对施害者做出更正面的评价。文章最后讨论了未来研究和干预的建议。
