Weare Siobhan, Willmott Dominic
The Law School, Lancaster University, Lancashire, UK.
Department of Criminology, Sociology and Social Policy, Loughborough University, Leicestershire, UK.
Behav Sci Law. 2025 Jan-Feb;43(1):158-168. doi: 10.1002/bsl.2706. Epub 2024 Dec 1.
The purpose of this study was to develop and validate a new measurement tool designed to capture endorsement of myths surrounding female perpetrated sexual violence against men, specifically in 'forced-to-penetrate' cases. Data were collected among a sample of 4152 UK adults aged 18-55+ (52% female). Dimensionality and construct validity of the Forced-to-Penetrate Myth Acceptance Scale (FTP-MAS) was investigated using traditional Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA) techniques separately for the complete sample, males only, and females only. CFA results indicated that FTP-MAS scores are best captured by a three-factor model (1. Distorted Sex and Gender Roles; 2. Harm Minimisation; 3. Offence Denial) across all samples tested. Excellent composite reliability and differential predictive validity were observed for all three subscales. The validated 22-item FTP-MAS constitutes the first measurement tool which allows for the assessment and evaluation of public attitudes towards female perpetrators who force men to penetrate them without consent. As such, this tool enables researchers to better understand the multi-faceted nature of these myths, assess prevalence in different contexts, and can also be used as an outcome measure in research seeking to evaluate the effectiveness of interventions that aim to debunk endorsement of such myths and stereotypes.
本研究的目的是开发并验证一种新的测量工具,该工具旨在获取围绕女性对男性实施性暴力(特别是在“被迫插入”案件中)的错误观念的认同情况。在4152名年龄在18 - 55岁及以上的英国成年人(52%为女性)样本中收集了数据。使用传统的验证性因素分析(CFA)技术,分别对完整样本、仅男性样本和仅女性样本,研究了被迫插入错误观念接受量表(FTP - MAS)的维度和结构效度。CFA结果表明,在所有测试样本中,FTP - MAS得分最好由一个三因素模型来体现(1. 扭曲的性别角色;2. 伤害最小化;3. 罪行否认)。所有三个子量表均具有出色的组合信度和差异预测效度。经过验证的22项FTP - MAS构成了首个测量工具,可用于评估和评价公众对未经同意强迫男性与之发生插入行为的女性犯罪者的态度。因此,该工具使研究人员能够更好地理解这些错误观念的多面性,评估不同背景下的流行程度,并且还可作为研究中的一项结果指标,用于评估旨在揭穿此类错误观念和刻板印象认同的干预措施的有效性。