TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2023//
TI  - Social media's impact on rape myth acceptance and negative affect in college women: examining the #MeToo and #HimToo movement
JO  - Violence against women
A1  - Nomamiukor, Faith O.
A1  - Wisco, Blair E.
SP  - ePub
EP  - ePub
VL  - ePub
IS  - ePub
N2  - This study examined how the #MeToo movement, and backlash against it (#HimToo), influence rape myth acceptance (RMA) and negative affect among female sexual trauma survivors and controls. We randomly assigned college women (N  =  389) to three social media conditions that either promoted RMA (#HimToo), challenged RMA (#MeToo), or did not address rape myths (general social media (GSM)). The findings demonstrated that women in the #HimToo condition reported more RMA, whereas women in the #MeToo and GSM conditions reported less negative affect. The results highlight that the way we talk about rape on social media influences momentary affect and RMA.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1077-8012
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/10778012231181045
ID  - ref1
ER  -