TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2022//
TI  - Selected correlates of attitudes towards rape victims among Polish medical students
JO  - International journal of environmental research and public health
A1  - Perenc, Lidia
A1  - Podgórska-Bednarz, Justyna
A1  - Guzik, Agnieszka
A1  - Drużbicki, Mariusz
SP  - e5896
EP  - e5896
VL  - 19
IS  - 10
N2  - Sexual violence against women, including rape, is a serious public health issue in many countries. Rape victims often meet health professionals in medical institutions for a range of health problems. The aim of this research was investigation of attitudes towards rape victims among medical students. <br><br>METHODS: The study sample consisted of 1183 university students who represented various medical disciplines. The average age of the respondents was 23.3 years. The Attitudes toward Rape Victims Scale (ARVS) was used in this study. <br><br>RESULTS: Higher scores in men indicate that they held less sympathetic attitudes towards rape victims than women (61.6 vs. 52.6, p = 0.0000). Given the univariate interaction, social environment, and religious commitment did not significantly differentiate the respondents in this respect. Students of the medical faculty obtained the lowest results (medicine 49.7 vs. midwifery and nursing: 54.1, other fields: 54.4, p = 0.0008), showing much understanding and empathy for rape victims. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: The surveyed medical students presented moderately positive attitudes towards rape victims, among them men somewhat negative than women who made more pro-victim judgments. Among all medical field of study, medicine was distinguished by higher empathy. Religion and social environment independently do not differentiate respondents in this respect.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1661-7827
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19105896
ID  - ref1
ER  -