TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2017//
TI  - The relationship between television sports exposure and rape myth acceptance: the mediating role of sexism and sexual objectification of women
JO  - Violence against women
A1  - Custers, Kathleen
A1  - McNallie, Jenna
SP  - 813
EP  - 829
VL  - 23
IS  - 7
N2  - Rape affects a large proportion of women in the United States but is one of the most underreported crimes. It is believed that rape myth acceptance contributes to low reporting rates. We tested whether television sports exposure was indirectly related to higher acceptance of rape myth beliefs. An online survey involving 465 undergraduate students showed that viewing TV sports was positively related to hostile sexism, benevolent sexism, and sexual objectification of women. Through these variables, TV sports was indirectly and positively associated with rape myth acceptance. These results suggest that sports programming contributes to the perpetuation of rape myths in society.<br><br>© The Author(s) 2016.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1077-8012
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1077801216651340
ID  - ref1
ER  -