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  • A prevalent societal belief suggests rape victims are blamed due to violating traditional gender roles.
  • This study investigates the underlying psychological factors contributing to victim blaming.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To examine if traditional gender role attitudes correlate with victim blaming when gender role violations do not result in rape.
  • To determine if traditional attitudes toward casual sex predict victim blaming independently of the crime's nature.

Main Methods:

  • Two studies involving college students (N=348 and N=239) were conducted.
  • Participants rated victim blame after reading vignettes depicting various outcomes: rape, robbery, assault, homicide, accident, or no outcome.
  • Attitudes towards gender roles and casual sex were assessed.

Main Results:

  • Traditional gender role attitudes only predicted victim blaming when the outcome was rape.
  • Traditional attitudes toward casual sex predicted victim blaming across all depicted outcomes, including non-rape scenarios.
  • Victim blaming is not exclusively linked to gender role violations.

Conclusions:

  • The association between traditional gender role attitudes and victim blaming is specific to rape scenarios, not general gender role violations.
  • Negative attitudes toward casual sex are a significant, independent predictor of victim blaming.
  • Understanding attitudes towards casual sex is crucial for addressing victim blaming.