Citation

Untied AS, Orchowski LM, Mastroleo N, Gidycz CA. Violence Vict. 2012; 27(6): 957-972.

Affiliation

Xavier University, Department of Psychology, Cincinnati, OH 45207-6511, USA. acsaling@gmail.com

Copyright

(Copyright © 2012, Springer Publishing)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

23393956

Abstract

College students' responses to a hypothetical sexual assault scenario involving alcohol use by the victim and/or perpetrator were examined (N = 295). Participants reported on victim/perpetrator responsibility, the extent to which the scenario would be considered rape, and their likelihood of providing positive or negative responses to the victim. Compared to women, men indicated that they would provide more negative and less positive social reactions to the victim, were less likely to identify the scenario as rape, and endorsed less perpetrator responsibility. When the victim was drinking, participants endorsed greater victim responsibility and lower perpetrator responsibility for the assault. Participants indicated that they would provide the victim with less emotional support when only the perpetrator was drinking, compared to when both the individuals were drinking.

Language: en