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Measuring attitudes towards rape in Russia: translation and validation of the illinois rape myths acceptance scale
Despite some positive outcomes of campaigns against sexual violence, rape is widespread in many countries. Many scholars have argued that rape myths...
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Rape or Homicide: Which Is Worse?
Some people believe rape is just as serious as homicide, or more serious, contrary to law. We examined the prevalence of this belief and whether it...
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Inevitable or Preventable? The Biosocial Theory of Wartime Rape
Sexual violence has likely been a feature of warfare throughout human history and may even have been present during prehistoric conflicts. In recent...
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Sisters in Arms: Lowering Rape Myth Acceptance in a Hypermasculine Environment
While scholars have extensively studied rape myth acceptance, less is known about these myths within hypermasculine environments and among women...
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Blame of Rape Victims and Perpetrators in China: The Role of Gender, Rape Myth Acceptance, and Situational Factors
Rape victims are frequently blamed for their own victimization, which adds to their psychological distress. However, Chinese scholars have generally...
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A qualitative exploration of the psychological needs of women survivors of rape in Iran
BackgroundRape is one of the principal forms of sexual violence leading to numerous psychological consequences for women. Providing effective...
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Development of the Vietnamese Rape Myths Acceptance Scales: A Web-Based Survey of Young Adults
Rape myths—false but widely held beliefs that serve to deny and justify sexual aggression—present a major barrier to reporting and prevention of...
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Blurred Boundaries of Honour and Rape: Contesting Elopement and False Promise of Marriage as Rape
The Criminal Law Amendment Act of 2013 was enacted in India after the highly publicized gang rape case in Delhi, commonly referred to as the...
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Post-traumatic Growth and Resilience in Victim-Survivors of Genocidal Rape
Talking about rape, including genocidal rape and war, is not easy. However, it is also said that the threat to life enhances the will to live. Humans...
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Assault Typologies of College Rape Victims: A Mixed Methods Investigation
Sexual assault remains an entrenched public health issue, with adolescent and emerging adult women at disproportionate risk for victimization....
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Prison Officers’ Perceptions of Prisoner Male Rape Victims in England and Wales
Male rape literature is limited in the UK, with little public attention and limited research about prison officers’ perceptions. The aim of the...
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Women Committing Sexual Violence (Rape) with Cruelty
This chapter presents an analysis of sexual criminality of women. The first part sets out a brief historical note about criminality of women, whereas...
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Healers that hurt: a sco** review of media reports of cases of rape in healthcare settings
BackgroundSexual assault occurring within healthcare settings represents a significant breach of public trust. This sco** review aimed to highlight...
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Narcissism, Empathy, and Rape Myth Acceptance Among Heterosexual College Males
The perpetration of rape and sexual assault on college campuses is a pervasive problem that has been linked to narcissism and rape myth acceptance....
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Examining the Roles of Prior Victimization, Perpetrator Identity and the Correlates of Female Rape Myth Acceptance Among Indian Females
This research attempts to address a widely under-explained phenomenon of female rape myth acceptance (RMA) among the female population. A total...
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Do women who blame rape victims consequently engage in risk reduction strategies?
Research on victim blame in rape has tended to focus on what characteristics cause more victim blame, and the negative effects of victim blaming for...
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Exploring the Normalisation of Rape as Gender-Based Violence in Lesotho
The prevalence of rape in South Africa is commonly known to be one of the worst in the world and therefore a major human rights issue. However, there...