Citation

Hockett JM, Saucier DA, Badke C. Violence Against Women 2016; 22(3): 307-323.

Affiliation

Kansas State University, Manhattan, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2016, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/1077801215599844

PMID

26276120

Abstract

Rape is prevalent at colleges. Although research suggests commonalities across many college women's rape experiences (e.g., perpetrators using multiple coercive strategies), vignettes used to assess rape perceptions often reflect false beliefs. Two studies varying a perpetrator's coercive tactics examine rape perceptions using vignettes reflecting rape myths, rape scripts, or many college women's common rape experiences. Participants perceive a woman who was raped more positively in vignettes reflecting common rape experiences versus those reflecting rape myths or scripts. Theoretical, educational, and research implications are discussed.

Language: en