Attitudes Toward Rape.

Joohee Lee; Pomeroy, Elizabeth C.; Seo-Koo Yoo; Rheinboldt, Kurt T.

The purpose of this study is to investigate differences in attitudes toward rape between Asian and Caucasian college students. The Attitudes Toward Rape scale was used to measure beliefs about rape in a convenience sample of 169 college students. Three items regarding stranger rape myths were added. Findings suggest that Asian students are more likely than Caucasian students to believe women should be held responsible for preventing rape and to view sex as the primary motivation for rape. Asians also have stronger beliefs than Caucasians do that victims cause the rape and that most rapists are strangers. This research suggests that outreach programs can play an important role in providing information, education, and prevention regarding rape and that males and Asian students should be target populations for such programs.

COLLEGE student attitudes; RAPE; ASIAN American college students; WHITE college students; PREVENTION of crimes against women; CRIME prevention

Violence Against Women, 2005, Vol 11, Issue 2, p177

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Academic Journal

10.1177/1077801204271663