Rape Myth Beliefs and Bystander Attitudes Among Incoming College Students

McMahon, Sarah

doi:10.1080/07448481.2010.483715

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“…A particularly interesting finding from the current study was that there was no difference in the acceptance of rape myths between sorority women and fraternity men in the current sample, which conflicts with the findings from Bannon et al (2013) andMcMahon (2010). One potential explanation for the lack of differences in attitudes toward rape between sorority women and fraternity men in the current study may due to regional differences.…”

Section: Differences Between Sorority and Fraternity Memberscontrasting

confidence: 90%

Section: Bystander Interventionmentioning

confidence: 98%

“…In a study of incoming freshman, McMahon (2010) found that students intending to pledge fraternities and sororities reported significantly lower bystander attitudes than students not intending to pledge. Additionally, McMahon (2010) found that men intending to pledge fraternities reported significantly lower bystander attitudes than women intending to pledge sororities. In contrast, in a study conducted exclusively with students in Greek organizations, Bannon et al (2013) found no significant difference between the bystander efficacy of fraternity men and sorority women.…”

Section: Bystander Interventionmentioning

confidence: 98%

“…In a study of incoming freshmen, McMahon (2010) found that while women intending to pledge sororities were less accepting of rape myths than men intending to pledge fraternities, women intending to pledge a sorority were more accepting of rape myths than women not intending to pledge. McMahon (2010) also found that regardless of gender, students who were more accepting of rape myths were significantly less likely to intervene and be an active bystander.…”

Section: Sexual Assault and Attitudes About Rape In Greek Organizationsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…In risky situations, there are a variety of reasons why people may choose not to act (Bennett, Banyard, & Garnhart, 2013;Burn, 2009). Bystander intervention programs discuss the most common reasons why people choose not to intervene, including personal barriers (e.g., shyness), social barriers (e.g., fear of embarrassment), and faulty thinking (e.g., rape myth acceptance), and then provide students with a variety of strategies to overcome those barriers to intervene safely in risky situations (Banyard et al, 2004;Coker et al, 2011;McMahon, 2010). The ultimate goal is to change students' bystander attitudes and increase the likelihood they will become active bystanders in their communities.…”

Section: Bystander Interventionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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2017

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This work has undergone a double-blind review by a minimum of two faculty members from institutions of higher learning from around the world. The faculty reviewers have expertise in disciplines closely related to those represented by this work. If possible, the work was also reviewed by undergraduates in collaboration with the faculty reviewers. AbstractFraternity and sorority members are overrepresented as perpetrators and victims of sexual assault, respectively. The current study examined rape myth acceptance, bystander attitudes, and bystander efficacy across four groups: sorority women, fraternity men, non-affiliated women, and non-affiliated men. Data were collected from 912 college undergraduates. Greek affiliated students were more accepting of rape myths than non-affiliated students. There were no differences in bystander attitudes based on Greek affiliation; however, Greek affiliated students did report significantly lower bystander efficacy than non-affiliated students. Sorority women and fraternity men reported no differences in their acceptance of rape myths or bystander efficacy; however, sorority women did report higher bystander attitudes than fraternity men. Based on the findings, it is recommended that prevention practitioners work to change norms within fraternities and sororities to promote a social identity that is associated with gender equality and a willingness, perhaps even an obligation, to intervene in risky situations.

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confidence: 90%

Section: Bystander Interventionmentioning

confidence: 98%

Section: Bystander Interventionmentioning

confidence: 98%

Section: Sexual Assault and Attitudes About Rape In Greek Organizationsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Bystander Interventionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Schwartz¹,

Kempner²

2015

50 Great Myths of Human Sexuality

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Acceptance of sexual aggression myths in a representative sample of German residents

Süssenbach

Bohner

2011

Aggr. Behav.

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A representative sample of German residents (N = 5397) was surveyed with the aim of studying their acceptance of contemporary rape myths (RMA), using items from the Acceptance of Modern Myths About Sexual Aggression Scale [AMMSA; Gerger et al., 2007] in relation to demographic variables (e.g., gender, age), intolerant belief systems (e.g., sexism, islamophobia), the ideologies of rightwing authoritarianism (RWA), and social dominance orientation (SDO), as well as gender identification. Age showed a U-shaped relationship with RMA, whereas gender was unrelated to RMA. For men (women), greater identification with their gender was associated with higher (lower) RMA. Substantial correlations of RMA with intolerant belief systems support the idea of a schema of intolerance. Although RWA and SDO were both related to RMA, only RWA explained unique variance beyond the effects of intolerant belief systems. Results are discussed in comparison to prior studies using mainly student samples.

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Rape Myth Beliefs and Bystander Attitudes Among Incoming College Students

Abstract: Bystander intervention programs should include content on rape myths as well as focus on the role of gender.

Cited by 318 publications

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College Students’ Attitudes toward Debt

College Students’ Attitudes toward Debt

When Sex is Unhealthy

Acceptance of sexual aggression myths in a representative sample of German residents

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