Rape myth acceptance, sexual trauma history, and posttraumatic stress disorder

Journal of Interpersonal Violence

Volumn 25, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 2036-2053

  Baugher, Shannon N ^a   Elhai, Jon D ^b   Monroe, James R ^a   Gray, Matt J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH DAKOTA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

Author keywords

attitudes toward women; gender role; PTSD; rape myth; sexual trauma

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMAN; MALE; PERCEPTION; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RAPE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; STATISTICAL MODEL; STUDENT; UNITED STATES; VICTIM;

CRIME VICTIMS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMANS; ILLINOIS; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; PREJUDICE; RAPE; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; STEREOTYPING; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; STUDENTS;

EID: 77957258607     PISSN: 08862605     EISSN: 15526518     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0886260509354506     Document Type: Article

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