"you owe me": Effects of date cost, who pays, participant gender, and rape myth beliefs on perceptions of rape

Journal of Interpersonal Violence

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 479-497

  Basow, Susan A ^a   Minieri, Alexandra ^b  

^a LAFAYETTE COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

acquaintance rape; rape myth acceptance; rape perceptions; sexual economics; social exchange theory

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; COURTSHIP; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RAPE; SEXUALITY; STUDENT; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITY;

ADOLESCENT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; COURTSHIP; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; PERCEPTION; QUESTIONNAIRES; RAPE; SEXUAL PARTNERS; STUDENTS; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79751486928     PISSN: 08862605     EISSN: 15526518     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0886260510363421     Document Type: Article

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