Assessment of rape-supportive attitudes and beliefs in college men: Development, reliability, and validity of the rape attitudes and beliefs scale

Journal of Interpersonal Violence

Volumn 22, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 973-993

  Burgess, Gerald H ^a,b  

^a JAMES MADISON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b LEICESTER GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Assessment; Assessment instruments; Attitudes; Beliefs; College men; College university; Factor analysis; Men's studies; Rape myths; Sexual aggression

Indexed keywords

ADDICTION; ADULT; AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; COITUS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; PEER GROUP; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RAPE; REPRODUCIBILITY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUALITY; SOCIAL DESIRABILITY; STANDARD; STUDENT; UNITED STATES; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADULT; AGGRESSION; COITUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; PEER GROUP; QUESTIONNAIRES; RAPE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEX FACTORS; SEXUAL PARTNERS; SOCIAL DESIRABILITY; SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES; STUDENTS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 34547156052     PISSN: 08862605     EISSN: 15526518     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0886260507302993     Document Type: Article

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