TY - JOUR PY - 2023// TI - The impacts of conservatism, social dominance, and rape myth acceptance on blame attribution in ambiguous rape scenarios JO - Violence against women A1 - Rosewood, Emily A1 - Hammond, Laura SP - ePub EP - ePub VL - ePub IS - ePub N2 - Participants (N = 496) reviewed an ambiguous rape scenario involving a "perpetrator," either in a high or low authority position, and a "victim," who had or had not consumed alcohol. They indicated whether they viewed what happened as rape, and rated the perceived responsibility of the individuals involved. They also completed Conservatism and Rape Myth Acceptance (RMA) scales. Most believed the scenario to constitute rape. Perpetrator responsibility ratings were highest in the high-authority condition, and victims were assigned greater responsibility when they had consumed alcohol. Those who scored higher on the Conservatism/RMA scale attributed less responsibility to the perpetrator and more responsibility to the victim across all conditions.

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LA - en SN - 1077-8012 UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/10778012231200474 ID - ref1 ER -