Factor Structure of the Updated Illinois Rape Myth Acceptance Scale in the Indian Context

Das, Ivan; Bhattacharjee, Anjana

doi:10.37708/psyct.v14i1.546

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“…The reliability of the scale has been identified as being about 0.93 (McMahon & Farmer, 2011). Moreover, Das and Bhattacharjee (2021) conducted a validation of the factor structure of the Illinois Rape Myths Acceptance using a sample of Indian students and reported that the Illinois Rape Myths Acceptance Scale has satisfactory cross-cultural validity. As Pakistani and Indian cultures have numerous similarities with regard to gender roles, religious practices and adherence to traditional belief systems and practices, the usage of Illinois Rape Myths Acceptance within the Pakistani context was justified.…”

Section: Rape Myths Acceptancementioning

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“It is all her fault”: psychosocial correlates of the negative attitudes towards rape victims among the general population of Pakistan

Kazmi

Iftikhar

Fayyaz

2023

Egypt J Forensic Sci

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Background Rape myths are marked for being false beliefs about sexual assault. With the problem being quite prevalent around the world, research has shown that numerous factors such as rape proclivity and perpetuation of rape myths are critical. The present study assesses the role of rape myths acceptance, rape victim empathy, and causal attributions towards rape victims as significantly predicting attitudes towards rape victims among the general population of Pakistan. Rape myths acceptance and causal attributions would significantly and positively predict negative attitudes towards rape victims. Method A cross-sectional research design was used for the study. The online survey questionnaire was filled by 573 participants including 275 males and 298 females who were selected through purposive sampling from the general population of Pakistan. The sample size was estimated using G*Power analysis with 95% confidence intervals. Data collection was done using Illinois rape myths, attitudes towards rape victim’s scale, rape victim empathy, and causal attributions scale were used. Data analysis was done using Pearson product-moment correlation, hierarchical regression, MANOVA, and mediation analysis via AMOS, all of which were executed using SPSS 21.0. Results The findings showed that higher levels of rape myths acceptance, low empathy towards rape victims, and victim blaming are significantly associated with negative attitudes towards rape victims. There were no gender differences among the participants. However, rape victim empathy significantly mediated the association between rape myths acceptance and rape victim empathy. It was also found that rape myths acceptance, rape victim empathy, and causal attributions significantly predicted attitudes towards rape victims. Another core finding was that there were no gender differences among participants with regard to rape myths acceptance, rape victim empathy, causal attributions, and attitudes towards rape victims. Conclusions Therefore, the findings contribute towards a better understanding of the rape myths in the general population of Pakistan and how the prevalence of such myths may contribute towards social, cultural, and legal problems of rape myths. The study also provides policy implications for a region where rape victims experience higher levels of blame and limited legal backing and support.

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Section: Rape Myths Acceptancementioning

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“It is all her fault”: psychosocial correlates of the negative attitudes towards rape victims among the general population of Pakistan

Kazmi

Iftikhar

Fayyaz

2023

Egypt J Forensic Sci

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“…The test and its subscales were found to possess satisfactory reliability (Cronbach’s α between 0.62 and 0.8), validity, and other psychometric properties when administered to the present sample hailing from Tripura, India. 18…”

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“…The test and its subscales were found to possess satisfactory reliability (Cronbach's α between 0.62 and 0.8), validity, and other psychometric properties when administered to the present sample hailing from Tripura, India. 18 To assess the big five factors of personality, the Ten-Item Personality Inventory (TIPI) 19 was used. The responses are made on a 7-point scale, where the responses vary from 1 (disagree strongly) to 7 (agree strongly).…”

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Investigating Rape Myth in the Prism of the Big Five Factors of Personality: An Explorative Study

Das

Bhattacharjee

2023

Journal of Psychosexual Health

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Background: A society’s perception of rape is largely determined by Rape Myth, an important psychological construct, whose endorsement promotes rape supportive attitudes among people. Again, the extent of people perceiving the various forms of sexual interactions are also largely affected by different personality dispositions. Aim: The present study attempts to assess the impacts of the big five factors of personality (often termed as the OCEAN factors) on people’s acceptance of rape myths. Method and Materials: A total 608 young adults (370 males and 238 females), who are the students of colleges and universities in Tripura, India participated in this study and were administered with the updated Illinois Rape Myth Acceptance (RMA) Scale and the Ten-Item Personality Inventory in order to measure the aforesaid study variables. Statistical Analyses: Product moment correlation and Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) were conducted to fulfil the objectives of the study. Results and Conclusion: Results in the Structural Equation Modeling model revealed that RMA is significantly correlated to and predicted by the neuroticism, extraversion, openness to experience, and agreeableness factors of personality. However, RMA and the conscientiousness factor were not found to be significantly related. While neuroticism was positively correlated to RMA, a negative correlation was found between the RMA and the other four factors of personality. The findings add concrete knowledge to what was known about rape-supportive attitudes till date. The study shall serve as crucial literature to future works on rape and rape myths.

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Examining the Roles of Prior Victimization, Perpetrator Identity and the Correlates of Female Rape Myth Acceptance Among Indian Females

Das

Bhattacharjee²

2023

Arch Sex Behav

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Factor Structure of the Updated Illinois Rape Myth Acceptance Scale in the Indian Context

Cited by 11 publications

References 21 publications

“It is all her fault”: psychosocial correlates of the negative attitudes towards rape victims among the general population of Pakistan

“It is all her fault”: psychosocial correlates of the negative attitudes towards rape victims among the general population of Pakistan

Investigating Rape Myth in the Prism of the Big Five Factors of Personality: An Explorative Study

Examining the Roles of Prior Victimization, Perpetrator Identity and the Correlates of Female Rape Myth Acceptance Among Indian Females

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