Citation

Hockett JM, Saucier DA, Hoffman BH, Smith SJ, Craig AW. Violence Against Women 2009; 15(8): 877-897.

Affiliation

Kansas State University.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2009, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/1077801209335489

PMID

19506093

Abstract

Feminist theories of rape motivation are based on research suggesting a relationship between dominance and sexual aggression. However, the relationship between dominance and rape myth acceptance (RMA), a predictor of rape proclivity and sexual aggression and a key component in feminist theory, is understudied. The current study tests the hypotheses that individuals' scores on sex-based oppression and intergroup dominance measures will improve the predictive models for RMA and attitudes toward rape and rape victims. The hypotheses are supported. Individuals' general intergroup dominance and sex-based oppression attitudes provide significant unique prediction beyond previously studied predictors of attitudes about rape and rape victims.

Language: en