Acquaintance Rape: Effects of Relationship Type and Resistance on Attributed Victim Responsibility and Recommended Length of Imprisonment

2002 ◽  
Author(s):  
Melissa J. Sheehy
Keyword(s):  
Acquaintance Rape ◽  
Relationship Type ◽  
Victim Responsibility

scholarly journals The Impact of Victim Alcohol Consumption and Perpetrator Use of Force on Perceptions in an Acquaintance Rape Vignette

2018 ◽  
Vol 33 (1) ◽  
pp. 40-52 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amy L. Brown ◽  
Jada Horton ◽  
Ariel Guillory
Keyword(s):  
Alcohol Consumption ◽  
Sexual Activity ◽  
Use Of Force ◽  
Acquaintance Rape ◽  
Victim Blame ◽  
Independent Variables ◽  
Vignette Study ◽  
Victim Responsibility ◽  
Main Effects ◽  
The Impact

Research suggests that victims of incapacitated rape (when someone has sex with a person who is unable to consent to or resist sexual activity, usually because of intoxication) face higher levels of victim blame than do victims of forcible rape (Krahé, Temkin, & Bieneck, 2007). However, it is not clear whether blame is the result of victim alcohol consumption or the lack of force and resistance present during incapacitated rape; both of these factors have been shown to increase victim blame. The current vignette study crossed victim alcohol consumption and perpetrator use of force. We found main effects of both independent variables on judgments of victim responsibility, but no interaction, suggesting that the effects of alcohol and force are additive rather than interactive. These results indicate that victims of incapacitated rape may indeed face challenges upon disclosing their assaults.

scholarly journals Judge me, judge me not: The role of eye size and observer gender on acquaintance rape

2015 ◽  
Vol 32 (1) ◽  
pp. 241 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria Clara Ferrão ◽  
Gabriela Gonçalves ◽  
Jean-Christophe Giger ◽  
Tiago Parreira
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Design ◽  
Acquaintance Rape ◽  
Attributions Of Responsibility ◽  
Eye Size ◽  
Victim Responsibility ◽  
Initial Attraction ◽  
Practical Implications

<p>The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of eye size and observer gender on perceived initial attraction, honesty, and attributions of responsibility for rape. A 3 (eye size: small vs. normal vs. large) x 2 (observer gender: female vs. male) experimental design was tested. Ninety participants (45 women and 45 men) observed one of three randomly assigned female faces (with eye size manipulation), and rated initial attraction and honesty. They were then asked to read an acquaintance rape scenario with a traditional woman, rating the victim and perpetrator responsibility. Eye size was shown to affect all the study variables: the female face with large eyes was seen as more attractive and honest, was held less responsible for her own victimization, and the offender was held more responsible. Gender was proven to affect perceived initial attraction and victim responsibility. Theoretical and practical implications were discussed.</p>

Preventing Acquaintance Rape Through Education

1996 ◽  
Vol 20 (2) ◽  
pp. 229-265 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kimberly A. Lonsway
Keyword(s):  
Outcome Measures ◽  
Sexual Aggression ◽  
Sexuality Education ◽  
Sexual Victimization ◽  
Acquaintance Rape ◽  
Rape Prevention ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Underlying Assumption ◽  
Prevention Education ◽  
Actual Incidence

Emerging information that rape primarily occurs between acquaintances has not only exploded our understanding of this problem, but forced a reexamination of our notions of prevention. In recent years, the vast majority of rape prevention programs have taken the format of educational workshops, with the underlying assumption that change in rape-supportive ideologies will decrease the actual incidence of sexual aggression. This article critically reviews such rape prevention education with particular focus on common techniques such as: “debunking” rape mythology, generating participant interaction, providing sexuality education and a feminist orientation, and avoiding confrontational approaches. Finally, theoretical and practical concerns are discussed regarding previous experiences of sexual victimization or perpetration, the conceptualization and use of outcome measures, issues of program facilitation, and processes underlying change in rape-supportive ideologies. It is concluded that future research must seriously address these many issues through thoughtful conceptualization and rigorous experimentation, so that the promise of rape prevention can be fully realized.

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