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- Title
Prevalence of Rape Myths in Headlines and Their Effects on Attitudes Toward Rape.
- Authors
Franiuk, Renae; Seefelt, Jennifer; Vandello, Joseph
- Abstract
The present research investigated the prevalence and effects of rape myths in newspaper headlines. In study 1, a content analysis of online news headlines from US media ( N = 555) surrounding the 2003–2004 Kobe Bryant sexual assault case showed that 10% endorsed a rape myth. In study 2, students at a mid-sized university in the mid-western USA ( N = 154) read headlines endorsing or not endorsing rape myths. Male participants exposed to myth-endorsing headlines were (a) less likely to think Bryant was guilty than those exposed to non-myth headlines, (b) more likely to hold rape-supportive attitudes than those exposed to non-myth headlines, and (c) more likely to hold rape-supportive attitudes than were female participants exposed to myth-endorsing headlines.
- Subjects
RAPE in mass media; RAPE -- Social aspects; HEADLINES; PUBLIC opinion; RAPE victims; GENDER role; ACTIONS &; defenses (Law)
- Publication
Sex Roles, 2008, Vol 58, Issue 11-12, p790
- ISSN
0360-0025
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s11199-007-9372-4