Edward R. Murrow College of Communication, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington, USA.
Department of Human Development, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington, USA.
J Health Commun. 2023 Aug 3;28(8):477-486. doi: 10.1080/10810730.2023.2222077. Epub 2023 Jun 23.
Sexual assault is a serious public health issue that is particularly pervasive on U.S. college campuses, and it is well established that men's acceptance of rape myths is associated with negative, and even harmful, attitudes and behaviors toward women. Given the association of rape myths with sexual assault, there is a critical need to identify factors associated with men's acceptance of such myths. To this end, we surveyed 318 fraternity men and 183 non-fraternity college men in the United States to test whether sports media use and conformity to masculine norms, specifically beliefs in controlling women and sexual permissiveness, are associated with rape myth acceptance. Results showed that, after controlling for demographic characteristics including fraternity membership, regular sports media exposure, conformity to masculine norms that support control over women and permissive sexual activity (e.g. playboy norms), were positively associated with rape myth acceptance. This study contributes to a better understanding of multidimensional relationships between sports media consumption, conformity to masculine norms, and rape-supportive culture among young men.
性侵犯是一个严重的公共卫生问题，尤其在美国大学校园普遍存在，而且已经确定，男性对强奸神话的接受与对女性的负面甚至有害的态度和行为有关。鉴于强奸神话与性侵犯之间的关联，因此迫切需要确定与男性接受此类神话相关的因素。为此，我们调查了美国的 318 名兄弟会男性和 183 名非兄弟会男性大学生，以检验体育媒体使用和对男性规范的遵从（特别是控制女性和性行为放纵的信念）是否与强奸神话接受有关。结果表明，在控制了包括联谊会成员身份、定期接触体育媒体、支持控制女性和放纵性行为的男性规范（例如花花公子规范）等人口特征后，强奸神话接受程度与体育媒体接触、对男性规范的遵从以及年轻男性中支持强奸的文化之间存在多维关系。
