TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2011//
TI  - Spanish validation of the Acceptance of Modern Myths about Sexual Aggression scale (AMMSA)
JO  - Spanish journal of psychology
A1  - Megías, Jesús L.
A1  - Romero-Sánchez, Mónica
A1  - Durán, Mercedes
A1  - Moya, Miguel
A1  - Bohner, Gerd
SP  - 912
EP  - 925
VL  - 14
IS  - 2
N2  - Two studies were conducted with college students to validate the Spanish-language version of the "Acceptance of Modern Myths about Sexual Aggression" scale (AMMSA) (Gerger, Kley, Bohner & Siebler, 2007). This scale assesses modern myths about sexual aggression in a subtle way. In Study 1, 305 students completed the Spanish AMMSA and other scales with related content. In Study 2, 263 participants completed the Spanish AMMSA and answered questions about a hypothetical sexual assault perpetrated by a young man against a female acquaintance. The Spanish AMMSA showed high internal consistency and adequate evidence of validity in both studies. Compared to traditional scales of rape myth acceptance, mean scores on the AMMSA were higher and their distributions more closely approximated normality. These findings suggest that the Spanish version of the AMMSA scale is a useful instrument to study the social perception of sexual aggression.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1138-7416
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -