Rape blame as a function of alcohol presence and resistance type

Addictive Behaviors

Volumn 32, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 2766-2775

  Sims, Calvin M ^a   Noel, Nora E ^a   Maisto, Stephen A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA WILMINGTON   (United States)

^b SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Attribution; Blame; Expectancies; Rape; Resistance

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; DECISION MAKING; EXPECTANCY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; RAPE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL CRIME; VICTIM; VIDEORECORDING;

ADULT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ATTITUDE; CRIME VICTIMS; FEMALE; GUILT; HUMANS; MALE; PERCEPTION; QUESTIONNAIRES; RAPE; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 34648823185     PISSN: 03064603     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2007.04.013     Document Type: Article

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