TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2005//
TI  - Rape Perception Differences Between Japanese and American College Students: On the Mediating Influence of Gender Role Traditionality
JO  - Sex roles
A1  - Tschanz, Brian T.
A1  - Yamawaki, Niwako
SP  - 379
EP  - 392
VL  - 52
IS  - 5-6
N2  - 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 Research Adult Perceptions Victim Blaming Perceptions About Victim Perceptions About Offender Violence Against Women Rape Victim Rape Offender Rape Perceptions Sexual Assault Perceptions Sexual Assault Victim Sexual Assault Offender US Foreign Comparison Japan Foreign Countries Cross-Cultural Comparison Cross Cultural Differences Cross Cultural Studies Gender Role Attitudes Gender Role Ideology Gender Role Socialization Sociocultural Factors 05-05<p />
LA  - en
SN  - 0360-0025
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -