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040 _aAFVC
100 _aWillmott, Dominic
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245 _aMale rape myths :
_bexamining the role of victim empathy and socio-demographics in a cross-sectional sample of UK adults
_cDominic Willmott and B. Kennath Widanaralalage
260 _bElsevier,
_c2024
500 _aInternational Journal of Law, Crime and Justice, 2024, 76: 100645
520 _aWhilst much is known about the psychosocial correlates of rape myth beliefs regarding female victims, much less research has investigated factors that underlie male rape myth beliefs. The aim of this study was therefore to examine the role of victim empathy and socio-demographics upon male rape myth beliefs. 303 UK adults aged 18 to 74 (M Age = 31.48) completed the Male Rape Myth Scale (MRMS) and the None-in-Three Victim Responsiveness Assessment (NI3: VRA), alongside assessing socio-demographic characteristics (age, gender, ethnicity, education). Results reveal gender and ethnicity differences in affective victim-empathy sub-scales and overall male rape myth beliefs. Regression analyses determined that age, gender, ethnicity, and affective victim-empathy were significant predictors of male rape myth attitudes. The results have important implications for understanding those who are likely to believe falsehoods pertaining to male survivors of sexual victimisation and highlight the need for targeted educational intervention programmes among the UK public, including in their role as jurors. (Authors' abstract). Record #8493
650 _aABUSED MEN
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650 _aATTITUDES
_970
650 0 _911819
_aRAPE MYTH
650 0 _aRAPE VICTIMS
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650 4 _aSEXUAL VIOLENCE
_9531
651 _aINTERNATIONAL
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651 4 _aUNITED KINGDOM
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700 _aWidanaralalage, B. Kennath
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773 0 _tInternational Journal of Law, Crime and Justice, 2024, 76: 100645
830 _aInternational Journal of Law, Crime and Justice
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856 _uhttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijlcj.2023.100645
_zDOI: 10.1016/j.ijlcj.2023.100645 (Open access)
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