Citation

Yamawaki N, Tschanz BT. Sex Roles 2005; 52(5-6): 379-392.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2005, Holtzbrinck Springer Nature Publishing Group)

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Abstract

This study was designed to examine the differences in rape perceptions between Japanese and American college students. It was found that the Japanese minimized the seriousness of rapes, blamed the victims, and excused the rapists more than did the Americans. Cross-cultural differences in the gender role traditionality (GRT) were found to mediate these differences. GRT-mediated tendencies for increases in the intimacy between the victim and the perpetrator to be associated with increases in rape minimization and victim blame were also found. These latter tendencies were found to be greater among the Japanese than among the Americans. Gender differences in rape perception were also found among the Japanese participants. (Abstract Adapted from Source: Sex Roles, 2005. Copyright © 2005 by Springer)

College Student Research
Adult Perceptions
Victim Blaming
Perceptions About Victim
Perceptions About Offender
Violence Against Women
Rape Victim
Rape Offender
Rape Perceptions
Sexual Assault Perceptions
Sexual Assault Victim
Sexual Assault Offender
US Foreign Comparison
Japan
Foreign Countries
Cross-Cultural Comparison
Cross Cultural Differences
Cross Cultural Studies
Gender Role Attitudes
Gender Role Ideology
Gender Role Socialization
Sociocultural Factors
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