Residual rape myth acceptance among young women who have recently completed a sexual violence prevention workshop Madeline Hayward, Gareth J. Treharne, Nicola Liebergreen, Katie Graham and Melanie Beres
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ArticleSeries: New Zealand Journal of PsychologyPublication details: New Zealand Psychological Society, 2021Subject(s): Online resources:
In: New Zealand Journal of Psychology, 2021, 50(2): 46-54Summary: This study explored young women’s conceptions of sexual violence after attending a prevention workshop at university and addressed how rape myths feature in ongoing thinking about sexual violence. Three focus groups were carried out with a total of seven 18-/19-year-old women living
in residential colleges who had recently attended a sexual violence prevention workshop during their first year at a university in Aotearoa/New Zealand. The focus groups involved activities to
discuss rape myths and wider perspectives about tackling sexual violence on campus. Thematic analysis led to the development of three themes: women’s lived experience of rape culture, women’s residual rape myth acceptance, and encouraging men to challenge rape culture. These
results demonstrate how rape myth acceptance can continue after attending a sexual violence prevention workshop and suggest that workshops should further address rape myths using evidence about how some such myths may be unintentionally reinforced. (Authors; abstract). Record #7341
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New Zealand Journal of Psychology, 2021, 50(2): 46-54
This study explored young women’s conceptions of sexual violence after attending a prevention workshop at university and addressed how rape myths feature in ongoing thinking about sexual violence. Three focus groups were carried out with a total of seven 18-/19-year-old women living
in residential colleges who had recently attended a sexual violence prevention workshop during their first year at a university in Aotearoa/New Zealand. The focus groups involved activities to
discuss rape myths and wider perspectives about tackling sexual violence on campus. Thematic analysis led to the development of three themes: women’s lived experience of rape culture, women’s residual rape myth acceptance, and encouraging men to challenge rape culture. These
results demonstrate how rape myth acceptance can continue after attending a sexual violence prevention workshop and suggest that workshops should further address rape myths using evidence about how some such myths may be unintentionally reinforced. (Authors; abstract). Record #7341