TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2022//
TI  - Hegemonic masculinity predicts support for U.S. political figures accused of sexual assault
JO  - Social psychological and personality science
A1  - Schermerhorn, Nathaniel E. C.
A1  - Vescio, Theresa K.
A1  - Lewis, Kathrine A.
SP  - ePub
EP  - ePub
VL  - ePub
IS  - ePub
N2  - In three studies (N = 886), we hypothesized and found that women's and men's endorsement of the culturally idealized form of masculinity, hegemonic masculinity (HM), predicted more positive evaluations of a political figure accused of sexual violence (Supreme Court Justice Kavanaugh) and more negative evaluations of the women who made accusations of sexual assault. HM predicted these evaluations over and above political party, gender, race, education, and sexism (Study 1), rape myth endorsement (Study 2), and the likelihood to sexually harass (Study 3). Implications for the maintenance of the status quo and the prevalence of sexual violence against women in the United States are discussed.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1948-5506
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/19485506221077861
ID  - ref1
ER  -