Dimensions of Masculinity: Relations to Date Rape Supportive Attitudes and Sexual Aggression in Dating Situations

Sexual assault in general and date rape in particular are major issues for practitioners, educators, and researchers in counseling. This study sought to extend and refine existing research on the links between masculine gender roles and date rape by exploring 3 masculinity‐related constructs that, u...

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Published in:Journal of counseling and development 1996-07, Vol.74 (6), p.555-562
Main Authors: Truman, Dana M., Tokar, David M., Fischer, Ann R.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Acquaintance rape
Aggression
Aggressiveness
Attitudes
College students
Consciousness
Counseling
Date rape
Dating (Social)
Dating Violence
Gender
Gender roles
Gender-based violence
Homophobia
Ideology
Males
Masculinity
Men
Multiple Regression Analysis
National Surveys
Perceptions
Personality traits
Psychological aspects
Rape
Relationship
Self Concept
Self report
Sex crimes
Sex Role
Sex roles
Sexual Abuse
Socialization
Violence
Women
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Summary:Sexual assault in general and date rape in particular are major issues for practitioners, educators, and researchers in counseling. This study sought to extend and refine existing research on the links between masculine gender roles and date rape by exploring 3 masculinity‐related constructs that, until recently, have received relatively little attention in the context of rape research: masculinity ideology, attitudes toward feminism, and homophobia. In general, combinations of masculinity‐related constructs were found to predict self‐reported acceptance or perpetration of sexually coercive behaviors. Specifically, multiple regression analyses revealed that attitudes toward feminism and various, specific dimensions of masculinity ideology (vs. a global assessment, as in previous research) predicted unique variance in several types of date rape‐supportive attitudes and beliefs: the Facade/Counterdependence dimension of masculinity ideology also predicted unique variance in self‐reported history of sexual coercion. Implications for prevention, education, and future research are discussed.
ISSN:0748-9633
1556-6676
DOI:10.1002/j.1556-6676.1996.tb02292.x