TY - JOUR PY - 1998// TI - The effectiveness of two types of rape prevention programs in changing the rape-supportive attitudes of college students JO - Journal of college student development A1 - Anderson, L. a. A1 - Stoelb, M. p. A1 - Duggan, P. A1 - Hieger, B. A1 - Kling, K. h. A1 - Payne, J. p. SP - 131 EP - 142 VL - 39 IS - 2 N2 - The current study was conducted to investigate the effectiveness of two rape prevention programs in changing college students' rape-supportive attitudes. Male and female undergraduates (N = 215) were assigned to one of three conditions: an interactive mock talk show intervention, a structured video intervention, or a control group. Participants in this study were predominantly Caucasian and ranged in age from 18 to 42 years old, with a mean age of 20 years old. Participants' rape-supportive attitudes were measured before the intervention, at an immediate posttest, and at a seven week follow-up using Burt's (1980) Rape Myth Acceptance Scale and a revised version of Field's (1978) Attitudes Toward Rape Scale, developed by Harrison, Downes, and Williams (1991). Results indicate that both interventions were effective in reducing rape-supportive attitudes at an immediate posttest, but that attitudes rebounded over time. Women endorsed fewer rape-supportive beliefs than men, and participants who knew a victim of rape demonstrated less adherence to rape-supportive attitudes at each assessment than did participants who did not know a victim of rape. Implications for future rape prevention programming are discussed.

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