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College student attitudes toward forcible date rape: I. Cognitive predictors.

G J Fischer

    Archives of Sexual Behavior
    |December 1, 1986
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    Acceptance of forcible date rape is linked to traditional views of women, higher sexual permissiveness, and less accurate sexual knowledge. These factors help explain why some students are less likely to condemn rape.

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    Area of Science:

    • Psychology
    • Sociology
    • Criminology

    Background:

    • Understanding the factors contributing to the acceptance of sexual violence is crucial for prevention efforts.
    • Previous research has often focused on emotional and personality traits of perpetrators.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To investigate cognitive and attitudinal predictors of acceptance of forcible date rape among students.
    • To identify factors beyond traditional emotional and personality variables that may contribute to the etiology of rape.

    Main Methods:

    • A questionnaire was administered to students to measure acceptance of forcible date rape.
    • Key variables assessed included attitudes toward women, sexual knowledge, sexual experience, tolerance of socially unapproved sexual behavior, and religiosity.

    Main Results:

    • Higher acceptance of forcible date rape correlated with uncertainty about what constitutes rape, traditional attitudes toward women, and greater self-sexual permissiveness.
    • Individuals more accepting of forcible date rape also demonstrated less accurate sexual knowledge and a slight tendency to blame societal factors or the situation over the male perpetrator.
    • Predictor variables explained 35% of the variance in attitudes toward forcible date rape, correctly identifying two-thirds of non-rejectors.

    Conclusions:

    • Cognitive factors, such as traditional gender role beliefs and sexual permissiveness, are significant predictors of forcible date rape acceptance.
    • These findings suggest that understanding cognitive variables is important for developing interventions aimed at preventing sexual violence and understanding the etiology of rape.

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