@article{ref1,
title="Rape Perception Differences Between Japanese and American College Students: On the Mediating Influence of Gender Role Traditionality",
journal="Sex roles",
year="2005",
author="Tschanz, Brian T. and Yamawaki, Niwako",
volume="52",
number="5-6",
pages="379-392",
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 ResearchAdult PerceptionsVictim BlamingPerceptions About VictimPerceptions About OffenderViolence Against WomenRape VictimRape OffenderRape PerceptionsSexual Assault PerceptionsSexual Assault VictimSexual Assault OffenderUS Foreign ComparisonJapanForeign CountriesCross-Cultural ComparisonCross Cultural DifferencesCross Cultural StudiesGender Role AttitudesGender Role IdeologyGender Role SocializationSociocultural Factors05-05<p />",
language="en",
issn="0360-0025",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}