TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2007//
TI  - The acceptance of modern myths about sexual aggression scale: development and validation in German and English
JO  - Aggressive behavior
A1  - Gerger, Heike
A1  - Kley, Hanna
A1  - Bohner, Gerd
A1  - Siebler, Frank
SP  - 422
EP  - 440
VL  - 33
IS  - 5
N2  - Scales of rape myth acceptance (RMA) often yield low means and skewed distributions. This is proposed to be because of a change in rape-related beliefs toward more subtle content. Incorporating insights from racism and sexism research, a 30-item self-report scale measuring the acceptance of modern myths about sexual aggression (AMMSA) is presented. Across four studies (total N=1,279), the reliability and validity of parallel German and English versions of the AMMSA scale were examined. The results show that both language versions are highly reliable; compared with a traditional RMA scale, means of AMMSA scores are higher and their distributions more closely approximate normality. Cross-sectional and longitudinal analyses provide evidence for the AMMSA scale's concurrent and predictive construct validity.     <p></p>    <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0096-140X
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ab.20195
ID  - ref1
ER  -