TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2013//
TI  - Rape myth acceptance impacts the reporting of rape to the police: a study of incarcerated women
JO  - Violence against women
A1  - Heath, Nicole M.
A1  - Lynch, Shannon M.
A1  - Fritch, April M.
A1  - Wong, Maria M.
SP  - 1065
EP  - 1078
VL  - 19
IS  - 9
N2  - We examined the association between rape myth acceptance (RMA) and reporting rapes to the police. Situational characteristics of the rape (e.g., stranger attack, injury) are known predictors of reporting, but no existing studies have examined the association between beliefs about rape and reporting. In addition, most studies of RMA do not assess victimization history. Incarcerated women experience high rates of sexual assaults prior to incarceration. We recruited 74 rape survivors from a northwestern state prison. <br><br>RESULTS suggest that women who endorsed higher levels of RMA were less likely to report their rapes to police; however, participants endorsed few rape myths.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1077-8012
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1077801213501841
ID  - ref1
ER  -