The influence of rape myth acceptance, sexual attitudes, and belief in a just world on attributions of responsibility in a date rape scenario

Legal and Criminological Psychology

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 242-252

  Hammond, Elizabeth M ^a   Berry, Melissa A ^a   Rodriguez, Dario N ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DAYTON   (United States)

^b JOHN JAY COLLEGE OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DATE RAPE; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RAPE; RESPONSIBILITY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL CRIME; SOCIAL ATTITUDE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; UNIVERSITY STUDENT; VICTIM;

EID: 80051492018     PISSN: 13553259     EISSN: 20448333     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/135532510X499887     Document Type: Article

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