Citation

Debowska A, Boduszek D, Dhingra K, Kola S, Meller-Prunska A. J. Interpers. Violence 2015; 30(15): 2751-2770.

Affiliation

Polish Prison Service, Stargard Szczecinski, Poland.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2015, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/0886260514553635

PMID

25304672

Abstract

The main aim of the present study was to specify and test a structural model to examine the relationships between four psychopathy dimensions (Interpersonal Manipulation, Callous Affect, Erratic Lifestyle, and Antisocial Behavior), childhood exposure to violence, and rape myth acceptance while controlling for gender, age, sample type (prisoner vs. non-prisoner), and relationship status. Participants were a sample of non-offending adults (n = 319) recruited from the University of Security in Poznan, and a sample of prisoners (n = 129) incarcerated in Stargard Szczecinski Prison.

RESULTS indicated that the model provided a good fit for the data, and that Callous Affect and childhood exposure to violence had a significant positive effect on attitudes toward rape and rape victims. Theoretical and practical implications of our findings are discussed.

Language: en