@article{ref1,
title="Prevalence of Rape Myths in Headlines and Their Effects on Attitudes Toward Rape",
journal="Sex roles",
year="2008",
author="Franiuk, Renae and Seefelt, Jennifer L. and Vandello, Joseph A.",
volume="58",
number="11-12",
pages="790-801",
abstract="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.<p />",
language="en",
issn="0360-0025",
doi="10.1007/s11199-007-9372-4",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11199-007-9372-4"
}