Blame is in the eye of the beholder: Assessing the Role of Ambivalent Sexism on Subtle Rape Myth Acceptance

Authors

  • Kallia Manoussaki a:1:{s:5:"en_US";s:35:"University of the West of Scotland ";}
  • Valentina Gosetti

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14738/assrj.82.9669

Abstract

The aim of the present study was to determine whether ambivalent sexism predicts subtle rape myth acceptance. Respondents comprised of 211 university students, who completed the Ambivalent Sexism Inventory (Glick & Fiske, 1996) and the updated version of the Illinois Rape Myth Acceptance scale (McMahon & Farmer, 2011). Results indicated that while benevolent sexism significantly predicted acceptance of subtle rape myths, hostile sexism did not. Additionally, male participants reported more ambivalent sexism and subtle rape myth acceptance than females. These findings add to the literature investigating gender inequality and rape mythology by giving a first account on the link between subtle rape myths and ambivalent sexist attitudes.

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Published

2021-02-23

How to Cite

Manoussaki, K., & Gosetti , V. . (2021). Blame is in the eye of the beholder: Assessing the Role of Ambivalent Sexism on Subtle Rape Myth Acceptance . Advances in Social Sciences Research Journal, 8(2), 284–295. https://doi.org/10.14738/assrj.82.9669

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Vol. 8 No. 2 (2021): Advances in Social Sciences Research Journal

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