Fansher Ashley K, Zedaker Sara B
Avila University, Kansas City, MO, USA.
University of Houston-Victoria, TX, USA.
J Interpers Violence. 2022 Jan;37(1-2):NP903-NP924. doi: 10.1177/0886260520916831. Epub 2020 May 13.
An extensive amount of research has been devoted to understanding rape myths, especially in the context of sexual attitudes. Few studies have examined sexual actions as a correlate of rape myth acceptance (RMA). As such, this study utilizes the Updated Illinois Rape Myth Acceptance Scale (IRMA) and its four distinct subscales to examine adherence to rape myths and an individual's view of sex and sexuality in a sample of 1,310 college students. The IRMA was included in its entirety and separated into its four subscales: "She asked for it," "He didn't mean to," "It wasn't really rape," and "She lied." Results indicated that the most impactful variables for all four subscales were adversarial heterosexual beliefs, stereotypical gender beliefs, and being male. The main implications of this study pertain to implementation of programming. Intervention programming should focus on younger males due to their increased adherence to certain rape myths. Furthermore, programs that address not only rape myths but also other traditional and negative belief systems should be employed. Results of this study lend support to the supposition that it is not necessarily individual characteristics that have a large effect on RMA but is instead a strong adherence to traditional belief systems.
大量研究致力于理解强奸谬见，尤其是在性态度的背景下。很少有研究将性行为作为接受强奸谬见（RMA）的一个相关因素进行考察。因此，本研究利用更新后的伊利诺伊州强奸谬见接受量表（IRMA）及其四个不同的子量表，在1310名大学生样本中考察对强奸谬见的坚持程度以及个体对性与性行为的看法。IRMA被完整纳入并分为四个子量表：“她自找的”、“他不是故意的”、“这不算真正的强奸”以及“她撒谎了”。结果表明，对所有四个子量表影响最大的变量是敌对的异性恋信念、刻板的性别信念以及男性身份。本研究的主要意义在于项目实施方面。干预项目应关注年轻男性，因为他们对某些强奸谬见的坚持程度更高。此外，应采用不仅涉及强奸谬见而且还涉及其他传统负面信念体系的项目。本研究结果支持这样一种假设，即对RMA影响较大的不一定是个体特征，而是对传统信念体系的强烈坚持。
