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Rape Myth Acceptance Among College Students in the United States, Japan, and India

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  • Tamara Stephens
  • Akiko Kamimura
  • Niwako Yamawaki
  • Haimanti Bhattacharya
  • Wenjing Mo
  • Ryan Birkholz
  • Angie Makomenaw
  • Lenora M. Olson

Abstract

Rape myth acceptance is an important determinant of sexual assault behaviors. This study explored country and gender differences in rape myth acceptance among undergraduate students in the United States, Japan, and India. Male and female college students ( N = 637) in these three countries participated in a self-administered survey in the fall of 2012 (the United States, n = 206; Japan, n = 215; and India, n = 216). The order of the countries arranged in increasing order of likelihood of disbelieving rape claim was as follows: the United States, Japan, and India. U.S. and Japanese students were less likely to disbelieve rape claims ( p

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  • Tamara Stephens & Akiko Kamimura & Niwako Yamawaki & Haimanti Bhattacharya & Wenjing Mo & Ryan Birkholz & Angie Makomenaw & Lenora M. Olson, 2016. "Rape Myth Acceptance Among College Students in the United States, Japan, and India," SAGE Open, , vol. 6(4), pages 21582440166, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:sagope:v:6:y:2016:i:4:p:2158244016675015
    DOI: 10.1177/2158244016675015
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