The Longitudinal Effects of Rape Myth Beliefs and Rape Proclivity.

IF 2.7 3区心理学 Q2 PSYCHOLOGY, SOCIAL

Psychology of Men & Masculinities Pub Date : 2021-01-01 DOI:10.1037/men0000324

Julia O'Connor

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Abstract

Both rape myth acceptance (RMA) and rape proclivity are associated with acts of sexual aggression. Although this relationship is assumed to be unidirectional with RMA contributing to rape proclivity, no studies have examined the possibility of a predictive relationship, with proclivity to perpetrate also impacting RMA. This is important to consider in a longitudinal context, as both constructs may increase risk of sexual assault perpetration and support each other over time, further escalating the risk of a sexual assault. Using longitudinal data with a sample of 488 college men, this study employed cross-lagged panel analysis to investigate these relationships across four time points according to two models: autoregressive effects of RMA and rape proclivity, meaning each construct predicts itself over time, and RMA and rape proclivity predicting each other over time. The results of this study indicate that causality exists for RMA and rape proclivity. These findings have implications for prevention efforts directed towards modifying attitudes associated with sexual assault perpetration-particularly for men who are at high-risk of perpetrating sexual assault, including those with high rates of RMA and rape proclivity.

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强奸神话信仰与强奸倾向的纵向影响。

强奸神话接受(RMA)和强奸倾向都与性侵犯行为有关。虽然这种关系被认为是单向的，RMA对强奸倾向有贡献，但没有研究检验了一种预测关系的可能性，犯罪倾向也会影响RMA。在纵向背景下考虑这一点很重要，因为这两种构念都可能增加性侵犯的风险，并随着时间的推移相互支持，进一步增加性侵犯的风险。利用488名男性大学生的纵向数据，本研究采用交叉滞后面板分析，根据两种模型考察了四个时间点上的关系:RMA和强奸倾向的自回归效应，即每个结构都能预测自己的时间，RMA和强奸倾向在时间上相互预测。本研究结果表明，军事革命与强奸倾向之间存在因果关系。这些研究结果对改变与性侵犯犯罪有关的态度的预防工作具有启示意义，特别是对那些处于性侵犯犯罪高风险的男性，包括那些具有高RMA率和强奸倾向的男性。

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Psychology of Men & Masculinities PSYCHOLOGY, SOCIAL-

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期刊介绍： Psychology of Men & Masculinity is devoted to the dissemination of research, theory, and clinical scholarship that advances the psychology of men and masculinity. This discipline is defined broadly as the study of how boys" and men"s psychology is influenced and shaped by both sex and gender, and encompasses both the study of biological sex differences and similarities as well as of the social construction of gender. We are interested in work that arises from applied fields, such as clinical, counseling, and school psychology, and foundational areas such as social, developmental, and cognitive psychology, and the study of emotions. We welcome research using diverse methodologies, including both quantitative and qualitative approaches.