Search research articles

ABOUT JoVE

Overview Leadership Blog JoVE Help Center

AUTHORS

Publishing Process Editorial Board Scope & Policies Peer Review FAQ Submit

LIBRARIANS

Testimonials Subscriptions Access Resources Library Advisory Board FAQ

RESEARCH

JoVE Journal Methods Collections JoVE Encyclopedia of Experiments Archive

EDUCATION

JoVE Core JoVE Business JoVE Science Education JoVE Lab Manual Faculty Resource Center Faculty Site

Terms & Conditions of Use

Search research articles

Related Experiment Videos

Women's attitudes toward forcible rape.

Community Mental Health Journal

|January 1, 1978

Summary

This summary is machine-generated.

Women facing sexual assault often choose less active responses and prefer humane treatment for convicted rapists. Personality traits had minimal impact on these attitudes toward rape.

Related Concept Videos

You might also read

Related Articles

Articles linked to this work by shared authors, journal, and citation graph.

Sort by

Same author

Psychologists' attitudes toward children having various disabilities.

Psychological reports·1987

Same author

Stress and depression in high school students.

Psychological reports·1985

Same author

How similar is college teaching to psychotherapy?

Psychological reports·1984

Same author

Torque behavior in schizophrenics, elderly persons, and other special groups.

The Journal of nervous and mental disease·1981

Same author

Different facets of sex anxiety.

Perceptual and motor skills·1981

Same author

Some antecedents and personality correlates of health locus of control.

Psychological reports·1978

Same journal

Anti-Stigma Interventions to Reduce Schizophrenia-Related Stigma Among Mental Health Professionals: A Systematic Review.

Community mental health journal·2026

Same journal

Service User Perceptions of Mental Health Emergency Response in New York City.

Community mental health journal·2026

Same journal

Social Determinants of Anxiety, Worry, and Depression Among Adults in Detroit: Differential Associations Across Outcomes.

Community mental health journal·2026

Same journal

Perspectives of Young People with Early Psychosis on Physical Health.

Community mental health journal·2026

Same journal

From Stigma to Recognition in Dual Diagnosis Care: A Multilevel Conceptual Framework.

Community mental health journal·2026

Same journal

Knowledge About Psychosocial Interventions Among Individuals With Severe Mental Illness: Results of a Cross-Sectional Study.

Community mental health journal·2026

See all related articles

Area of Science:

Social Psychology
Criminology
Gender Studies

Background:

Sexual assault remains a significant societal issue.
Understanding victim responses and societal attitudes towards perpetrators is crucial.
Limited research explores the influence of personality on rape-related attitudes.

Purpose of the Study:

To assess women's attitudes towards responses to attempted sexual assault.
To determine beliefs about societal handling of convicted rapists.
To investigate the role of assertiveness and internal-external expectancy in shaping rape attitudes.

Main Methods:

Administered the Rathus Assertiveness Schedule, Rotter I-E Scale, and a Rape Inventory.
Surveyed 77 women and 25 men from diverse backgrounds.

Related Experiment Videos

Analyzed personality dimensions and their correlation with attitudes.

Main Results:

Women favored a limited range of responses to sexual assault, predominantly less active modes.
Participants advocated for humane treatment of convicted rapists.
Assertiveness and internal-external expectancy played a minor role in shaping attitudes.

Conclusions:

Women's responses to sexual assault are often passive.
Societal views on convicted rapists lean towards humane approaches.
Personality traits have a limited influence on attitudes concerning sexual assault and its aftermath.