TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2017//
TI  - Situational variables or beliefs? A multifaceted approach to understanding blame attributions
JO  - Psychology, crime and law
A1  - Adolfsson, Kerstin
A1  - Strömwall, Leif A.
SP  - 527
EP  - 552
VL  - 23
IS  - 6
N2  - Are victim and perpetrator blame attributions affected more by situational-specific variables or observers' basic motives and personal beliefs? In three experiments, varying the scenario setting, the effects of victim and participant age, participant gender, sympathy for the victim, trust in the justice system, belief in a just world and acceptance of rape myths were investigated. In total, 877 Swedish adolescents and adults read scenarios reflecting common acquaintance rape situations. Victim age (18 or 31) was manipulated, but did not affect attributed blame. Effects of participant age and gender varied markedly across the three experiments. Sympathy for the victim and acceptance of rape myths were stronger predictors than belief in a just world. Consistently, blame attributions were found to be more affected by personal beliefs than situational-specific variables.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1068-316X
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/1068316X.2017.1290236
ID  - ref1
ER  -