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Religiousness and Rape Myth Acceptance: Risk and Protective Effects
Samantha Ensz1, Peter J Jankowski1
1Bethel University, Saint Paul, MN, USA.
Journal of Interpersonal Violence
|January 4, 2018
Summary
Quest religiousness protects against rape myth acceptance, while fundamentalism and extrinsic religiousness increase it, often mediated by right-wing authoritarianism. Religious exploration is protective.
Area of Science:
- Psychology
- Sociology
- Religious Studies
Background:
- Limited research exists on how multiple dimensions of religiousness predict rape myth acceptance.
- Prior studies suggest right-wing authoritarianism mediates the link between religiousness and prejudice.
Purpose of the Study:
- To examine how different dimensions of religiousness predict rape myth acceptance.
- To investigate the mediating role of right-wing authoritarianism in this relationship.
- To explore the moderating effects of religiousness on rape myth acceptance.
Main Methods:
- Survey data collected from 99 students at a Midwest US university.
- Statistical analyses including mediation and moderation models were employed.
Main Results:
- Quest religiousness negatively predicted rape myth acceptance, directly and indirectly via right-wing authoritarianism.
- Religious fundamentalism and extrinsic religiousness positively predicted rape myth acceptance through right-wing authoritarianism.
- Quest religiousness was found to be protective against rape myth acceptance.
Conclusions:
- Different facets of religiousness have differential impacts on rape myth acceptance.
- Quest religiousness appears to be a protective factor, while rigid and externally motivated religiousness may increase adherence to rape myths.
- Interventions for religious students should consider sociocultural contexts and promote religious exploration.
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