Prevalence of Rape Myths in Headlines and Their Effects on Attitudes Toward Rape

Autor:	Renae Franiuk, Joseph A. Vandello, Jennifer L. Seefelt
Rok vydání:	2008
Předmět:	Social Psychology business.industry Victimology Poison control Mythology Criminology Suicide prevention Newspaper Gender Studies Sexual abuse Injury prevention Developmental and Educational Psychology business Psychology Social psychology Mass media
Zdroj:	Sex Roles. 58:790-801
ISSN:	1573-2762 0360-0025
Popis:	The present research investigated the prevalence and effects of rape myths in newspaper headlines. In study 1, a content analysis of online news headlines from US media (N = 555) surrounding the 2003–2004 Kobe Bryant sexual assault case showed that 10% endorsed a rape myth. In study 2, students at a mid-sized university in the mid-western USA (N = 154) read headlines endorsing or not endorsing rape myths. Male participants exposed to myth-endorsing headlines were (a) less likely to think Bryant was guilty than those exposed to non-myth headlines, (b) more likely to hold rape-supportive attitudes than those exposed to non-myth headlines, and (c) more likely to hold rape-supportive attitudes than were female participants exposed to myth-endorsing headlines.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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