Ambivalent sexism and sexual objectification of women as predictors of rape myth acceptance among male college students in Greater Jakarta

Abstract

Sexual violence against women, particularly in the form of rape, is a serious issue that must be addressed in Indonesia. However, victims of sexual violence are not enveloped by a supportive atmosphere due to the pervasive acceptance of rape myths in society. This study examined the role of ambivalent sexism and sexual objectification of women in predicting the acceptance of rape myths among male college students in Greater Jakarta, Indonesia. A sample of 275 male college students completed the Illinois Rape Myth Acceptance Scale-Short Form, Ambivalent Sexism Inventory, and Women Are Sexual Objects subscale from the Attitude Toward Dating and Relationship Measure Revised. The results of multiple regression analysis showed that ambivalent sexism and sexual objectification of women significantly predicted rape myth acceptance, with sexual objectification of women tends to have more contribution. This finding explains that to develop and conduct prevention and treatment, both variables need to be addressed, with more attention given to the sexual objectification of women.

Mitos de violación, creencias que justifican la violencia sexual: una revisión sistemática

“…Dentro de las variables ideológicas el sexismo en sus diferentes expresiones, y en particular el sexismo hostil, parece ser el predictor más importante de los mitos de violación. Estos resultados se reportan sin variaciones relevantes a lo largo de los once años de investigación (Custers & McNallie, 2016;Hill & Marshall, 2018;Manoussaki & Hayne, 2019;Poerwandari et al, 2019;Rollero & Tartaglia, 2018;Stoll et al, 2018). Otras de las variables ideológicas que evidencian tener relación positiva con los mitos de violación son: religiosidad, autoritarismo de derecha, creencia de un mundo justo y dominancia social (Canto et al, 2014;Ensz & Jankowski, 2017;Hammond et al, 2011;Matthews et al, 2018;Navarro & Tewksbury, 2017a, 2017bRomero-Sánchez et al, 2017).…”

Perspective of Justice among Advocates of Rape Victims

“…Yusuf (2018) illustrated that rape and sexual harassment culture was influenced by sexist practices, gender roles, and objectification of women's bodies. This analysis is strengthened by a recent study by Poerwandari et al (2019) that shows sexual objectification against women has more contribution to victim-blaming acts. Furthermore, a discussion about rape cases in the criminal justice context has been done by Syafioedin and Faturochman (2001) that examined inequality between rape crimes and the punishment imposed.…”

Luka Yang Terabaikan: Kajian Tentang Pengaruh Hostile Sexism Dan Kemarahan Moral Terhadap Mitos Pemerkosaan

“…Hasil penelitian yang nunjukkan bahwa ada pengaruh hostile sexims dengan rape culture, menguatkan penelitian-penelitian sebelumnya (Chapleau, Oswald, & Russell, 2008;Poerwandari, Utami & Primasari, 2019;Kunst, Bailey, Prendergast & Gundersen, 2019). Poerwandari, Utami & Primasari, 2019; menegatakan dalam hasil penelitiannya bahwa sexism yang merupakan pandangan inferior pada wanita termasuk keyakinan mengenai PSYCHO IDEA, Tahun 18. No.2, Agustus 2020ISSN 1693-1076(print) ISSN 2654 kurangnya intelegensi dan kompensi pada perempuan (Bonnita, Sarwono, & Novianti, 2006).…”

“…Kekerasan seksual terhadap perempuan, khususnya dalam bentuk pemerkosaan, merupakan masalah serius yang harus ditangani di Indonesia. Para korban kekerasan seksual tidak diselimuti oleh atmosfer yang mendukung karena penerimaan yang luas dari mitos perkosaan di masyarakat (Poerwandari, Utami & Primasari, 2019), bahkan di negara yang mempunyai peradaban lebih maju sekalipun (Kunst, Bailey, Prendergast & Gundersen, (2019). Perkembangan ini diduga karena makin terpaparnya masyarakat dengan media-media yang menayangkan konten yang membuat pikiran masyarakat lebih permisif pada pemerkosaan, Seperti lelucon tentang pemerkosaan (Kavanagh, & Brown, 2019).…”