Assessing the effects of factors that might underlie the differential perception of acquaintance and stranger rape

An assessment is made of the perceptual effects of factors that might underlie the differential perceptions, between acquaintance & stranger rape, of victim-perpetrator attraction & ambiguity in victim's desire for intercourse. Psychology students (N = 60 men & 60 women) read accoun...

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Published in:Sex roles 1988-07, Vol.19 (1-2), p.37-45
Main Authors: JOHNSON, J. D, JACKSON, L. A. JR
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Biological and medical sciences
College Students
Medical sciences
Perceptions
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychopathology. Psychiatry
Rape
Sex Differences
Victim Offender Relations
Victimology
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Summary:An assessment is made of the perceptual effects of factors that might underlie the differential perceptions, between acquaintance & stranger rape, of victim-perpetrator attraction & ambiguity in victim's desire for intercourse. Psychology students (N = 60 men & 60 women) read accounts of rape that varied in such attraction & ambiguity. Perception tended to be less favorable toward the victim & more lenient toward the defendant when there was ambiguity in the victim's desire for intercourse. Men tended to look less favorably on the victim & to be more lenient toward the defendant. 1 Table, 26 References. Modified HA
ISSN:0360-0025
1573-2762
DOI:10.1007/BF00292462