Rape prevention with college males: The roles of rape myth acceptance, victim empathy, and outcome expectancies

Journal of Interpersonal Violence

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 513-531

  O'Donohue, William ^a,d   Yeater, Elizabeth A ^b   Fanetti, Matthew ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Outcome expectancies; Program evaluation; Rape myth acceptance; Rape prevention; Victim empathy

Indexed keywords

EID: 0037269752     PISSN: 08862605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0886260503251070     Document Type: Article

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