The acceptance of modern myths about sexual aggression scale: Development and validation in German and English

Aggressive Behavior

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 422-440

  Gerger, Heike ^a   Kley, Hanna ^a   Bonner, Gerd ^a   Siebler, Frank ^a  

^a BIELEFELD UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Rape; Rape myths; Scale development; Sexual aggression

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EVALUATION; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMAN; LANGUAGE; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RAPE; REPRODUCIBILITY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; VICTIM;

ADULT; ATTITUDE; CRIME VICTIMS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMANS; LANGUAGE; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; PREJUDICE; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; RAPE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 34548591435     PISSN: 0096140X     EISSN: 10982337     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ab.20195     Document Type: Article

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