TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2021//
TI  - Who are you to me? Relational distance to victims and perpetrators affects advising to report rape
JO  - Violence against women
A1  - Puthillam, Arathy
A1  - Parekh, Aneree
A1  - Kapoor, Hansika
SP  - ePub
EP  - ePub
VL  - ePub
IS  - ePub
N2  - The victim's decision to report a crime is generally dependent on the advice received from a confidant. The effects of a confidant's relationship to victims and perpetrators on the advice given to report rape were investigated. Indian participants (N = 418) read one of the seven scenarios of acquaintance rape as a confidant; the scenarios depicted different relationships between the victim and perpetrator (family vs. friend vs. stranger). Confidants closer to victims were more likely to advise reporting, whereas confidants closer to the perpetrator were less likely to advise reporting. Rape myth acceptance and victim blaming negatively predicted reporting to agencies.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1077-8012
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/10778012211005565
ID  - ref1
ER  -