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Factors affecting reactions to a rape victim.

M A Barnett1, S W Quackenbush, C S Sinisi

  • 1Department of Psychology, Kansas State University.

The Journal of Psychology
|November 1, 1992
PubMed
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Area of Science:

  • Psychology
  • Sociology

Background:

  • Rape victim reactions are influenced by various factors.
  • Understanding these influences is crucial for support services.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate how subject sex, rape type, rape location, and victim attributions affect reactions to rape victims.
  • To analyze undergraduate responses to simulated rape victim scenarios.

Main Methods:

  • Participants: 264 women, 230 men (American undergraduates).
  • Procedure: Read a Rape Crisis Center Intake Form, watched a rape victim video, completed questionnaires.
  • Variables: Subject sex, rape type (stranger/acquaintance), rape location (inside/outside home), victim causal attribution.

Main Results:

  • Women showed more support for rape victims than men.
  • Stranger rapes led to more chance and characterological attributions compared to acquaintance rapes.
  • Rapes outside the home resulted in more chance attributions than inside rapes.
  • Victims making any causal attribution were perceived as more traumatized.

Conclusions:

  • Subject gender, rape circumstances, and victim attributions significantly shape perceptions of rape victims.
  • Findings highlight the need for nuanced approaches in rape support and victimology.
  • Attribution of causality by the victim intensifies the perception of trauma.

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