TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1997//
TI  - Individual Differences and Attitudes Toward Rape: A Meta-Analytic Review
JO  - Personality and social psychology bulletin
A1  - Anderson, Kathryn B.
A1  - Cooper, Harris
A1  - Okamura, Linda
SP  - 295
EP  - 315
VL  - 23
IS  - 3
N2  - An overview discusses (a) the importance of rape attitudes, (b) the major rape attitude measures, and (c) the applicability of four theoretical frameworks of hostility toward women to rape attitude maintenance. Findings from 72 studies of rape attitudes and individual differences were quantitatively synthesized. The meta-analysis revealed more rape acceptance for men, older people, and people from lower socioeconomic status backgrounds. For men, cognitive predispositions toward perpetrating rape were strong predictors of rape acceptance. For women, experience as and exposure to rape victims were associated with slightly less rape acceptance. Consistent with some theoretical predictions, traditional gender role beliefs, adversarial sexual beliefs, needs for power and dominance, aggressiveness and anger, and conservative political beliefs predicted rape acceptance. Implications for rape education programs and research are discussed. (Abstract Adapted from Source: Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 1997. Copyright © 1997 by the Society for Personality and Social Psychology; SAGE Publications)  Meta-Analysis Attitudes Toward Violence Attitudes Toward Women Rape Perceptions Rape Supportive Attitudes Sexual Assault Perceptions Violence Against Women Male Perceptions Male Attitudes Female Attitudes Female Perceptions Adult Female Adult Male Adult Attitudes Adult Perceptions 01-05<p />
LA  - en
SN  - 0146-1672
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -