Rape Myths and Social Distance Toward Sex Offenders and Victims among Therapists and Students

Shechory, Mally; Idisis, Yael

doi:10.1007/s11199-006-9031-1

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“…Meanwhile, very rarely is there any discussion at all about male victimization. Attitudes and beliefs about rape appear to be deeply woven into the culture, are complex, and are extremely resistant to change (Shechory & Idisis, 2006). Although research has consistently demonstrated the adverse impact of rape myths in survivors' interactions with a range of service providers (e.g., Ullman & Townsend, 2007), comparatively little is known about specific mechanisms that lead to the acceptance of rape myths.…”

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College Students’ Beliefs Regarding Help Seeking for Male and Female Sexual Assault Survivors: Even Less Support for Male Survivors

Allen

Ridgeway

Swan

2015

Journal of Aggression, Maltreatment & Trauma

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This study explored college students' perceptions regarding barriers to disclosure of sexual assault and helpfulness of campus resources for survivors of sexual assault. To better understand barriers and social reactions to disclosure of sexual assault, it is important to examine peer perceptions of barriers and resources for assault survivors. A total of 475 undergraduate students estimated the frequency with which various barriers prevent sexual assault disclosure and rated the helpfulness of several campus resources for both male and female survivors. Students perceived that barriers to disclosure were more likely to prevent men than women from telling someone they were assaulted and seeking help. Students also believed that campus resources are more helpful for female than male survivors. Students' negative perceptions of disclosure and help seeking for male survivors indicate that more education regarding the sexual assault of males and inclusive outreach is needed.

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College Students’ Beliefs Regarding Help Seeking for Male and Female Sexual Assault Survivors: Even Less Support for Male Survivors

Allen

Ridgeway

Swan

2015

Journal of Aggression, Maltreatment & Trauma

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“…Aosved and Long 2006). Research finds that men tend to believe more strongly in rape myths than women (Lonsway and Fitzgerald 1994;Shechory and Idisis 2006) and this may translate into gender differences in intervention responsibility.…”

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A Situational Model of Sexual Assault Prevention through Bystander Intervention

2008

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Bystander intervention is a potentially potent tool in the primary prevention of sexual assault but more information is needed to guide prevention programs (Banyard 2008). Undergraduates (378 women and 210 men, primarily White) at a central coast California university completed an anonymous questionnaire measuring five barriers identified by the situational model of bystander intervention (Latane and Darley 1970) and bystander intervention behavior. As expected, the barriers were negatively correlated with intervention, were greater for men than for women, and intervention likelihood was affected by perceptions of victim worthiness, especially for men. Hypotheses predicting a positive relationship between having a relationship with the potential victim or perpetrator and intervention were supported. Implications for sexual assault bystander intervention programming are provided.

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“…Alternatively, exonerees may be stigmatized because they are perceived as victims. For example, Shechory and Idisis (2006) observed that participants desired greater social distance from innocent victims of crime. Thus, participants may stigmatize exonerees because they were victims of the criminal justice system (see Westervelt & Cook, 2009).…”

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Stigma and wrongful conviction: all exonerees are not perceived equal

Clow

Leach

2014

Psychology, Crime & Law

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Exonerees report experiencing stigma post-incarceration. This research examined whether particular exonerees are stigmatized more than others. Participants read an article about a fictional exoneree who falsely confessed, was misidentified by an eyewitness, or was implicated by a jailhouse snitch, and then reported their perceptions. Participants in the control condition did not read an article. An exoneree who falsely confessed was more likely to be perceived as actually guilty of the crime, less competent, and less warm than the other exonerees, but participants did not express more anger or less pity toward any particular exoneree. Participants did express more pity when rating exonerees than in the control condition, but this did not translate into a greater willingness to offer the exonerees more governmental assistance (e.g., job training, psychological counseling). Exonerees who falsely confess were stigmatized more than other exonerees. The implications for the postincarceration experiences of exonerees who falsely confess are discussed.

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Rape Myths and Social Distance Toward Sex Offenders and Victims among Therapists and Students

Cited by 41 publications

References 49 publications

College Students’ Beliefs Regarding Help Seeking for Male and Female Sexual Assault Survivors: Even Less Support for Male Survivors

College Students’ Beliefs Regarding Help Seeking for Male and Female Sexual Assault Survivors: Even Less Support for Male Survivors

A Situational Model of Sexual Assault Prevention through Bystander Intervention

Stigma and wrongful conviction: all exonerees are not perceived equal

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