Rape Myth Acceptance, Hypermasculinity, and SAT Scores as Correlates of Moral Development: Understanding Sexually Aggressive Attitudes in First-Year College Men

Autor/inn/en	Tatum, Jerry L.; Foubert, John D.
Titel	Rape Myth Acceptance, Hypermasculinity, and SAT Scores as Correlates of Moral Development: Understanding Sexually Aggressive Attitudes in First-Year College Men
Quelle	In: Journal of College Student Development, 50 (2009) 2, S.195-209 (15 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0897-5264
Schlagwörter	Campuses; Rape; Misconceptions; Multiple Regression Analysis; Moral Development; Males; Sexual Abuse; College Freshmen; Correlation; Moral Values; Social Attitudes; Student Attitudes; Masculinity; Scores; Verbal Ability; Defining Issues Test; SAT (College Admission Test) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Sexueller Missbrauch; Sexuelle Gewalt; Vergewaltigung; Missverständnis; Moralische Entwicklung; Male; Männliches Geschlecht; Studienanfänger; Korrelation; Moral value; Ethischer Wert; Social attidude; Soziale Einstellung; Schülerverhalten; Männlichkeit; Mündliche Leistung
Abstract	Male perpetrated sexual aggression has long been recognized as a serious problem on college campuses. The purpose of this multiple regression correlation study was to assess the relationship between levels of moral development (measured by the Defining Issues Test) and the degree to which first-year college men (N = 161) ascribed to rape supportive attitudes, as measured by the Illinois Rape Myth Acceptance Scale and the Hypermasculinity Inventory. Respondents completed these instruments and a demographic questionnaire prior to the beginning of the fall semester. Pearson correlations indicated that there was a significant (p less than 0.01) relationship between rape myth acceptance and moral development. There was not a significant relationship between hypermasculinity and moral development. Stepwise multiple regression analysis indicated that rape myths and SAT verbal scores accounted for 9% of moral development variance. Additional stepwise analysis suggested that the rape myth subscale, It Wasn't Really Rape, in combination with SAT verbal scores, accounted for approximately 10% of moral development variance. Implications for practitioners and researchers are provided. (Contains 4 tables.) (As Provided).
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