TY  - JOUR
A1  - Romero-Sanchez, Monica
A1  - Megias, Jesus L.
A1  - Krahé, Barbara
T1  - The role of alcohol and victim sexual interest in spanish students' perceptions of sexual assault
JF  - Journal of interpersonal violence : concerned with the study and treatment of victims and perpetrators of physical and sexual violence
N2  - Two studies investigated the effects of information related to rape myths on Spanish college students' perceptions of sexual assault. In Study 1, 92 participants read a vignette about a nonconsensual sexual encounter and rated whether it was a sexual assault and how much the woman was to blame. In the scenario, the man either used physical force or offered alcohol to the woman to overcome her resistance. Rape myth acceptance (RMA) was measured as an individual difference variable. Participants were more convinced that the incident was a sexual assault and blamed the woman less when the man had used force rather than offering her alcohol. In Study 2, 164 college students read a scenario in which the woman rejected a man's sexual advances after having either accepted or turned down his offer of alcohol. In addition, the woman was either portrayed as being sexually attracted to him or there was no mention of her sexual interest. Participants' RMA was again included. High RMA participants blamed the victim more than low RMA participants and were less certain that the incident was a sexual assault, especially when the victim had accepted alcohol and was described as being sexually attracted to the man. The findings are discussed in terms of their implications for the prevention and legal prosecution of sexual assault.
KW  - sexual assault
KW  - rape myth acceptance
KW  - alcohol
KW  - victim blame
KW  - token resistance
Y1  - 2012
U6  - https://doi.org/10.1177/0886260511432149
SN  - 0886-2605
VL  - 27
IS  - 11
SP  - 2230
EP  - 2258
PB  - Sage Publ.
CY  - Thousand Oaks
ER  -