Attributions of Responsibility for Rape: Differences Across Familiarity of Situation, Gender and Acceptance of Rape Myths

By P. Newcombe, Julie van den Eynde, D. Hafner, L. Jolly. 2008

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Social Perception of Rape Victims in Dating and Married Relationships: The Role of Perpetrator’s Benevolent Sexism (2010, background): “Victim culpability is also higher when a romantic relationship between victim and perpetrator has existed, especially when there is an implied sexual relationship (Ben-David and Schneider 2005; Ferro et al. 2008; Grubb and Harrower 2008; Newcombe et al. 2008; Schuller and Klippenstine 2004).”
What do we know about rape myths and juror decision making? (2020, background): “AMMSA Extent to which victim ‘to blame’ or ‘responsible’ (7-point scale) Yes Newcombe et al. (2008) 102 students 4 written vignettes (stranger, acquaintance, date, marital).”
A review of the literature relating to rape victim blaming: An analysis of the impact of observer and victim characteristics on attribution of blame in rape cases (2014, unknown): “Furthermore, observers with high levels of rape myth endorsement generally minimize the rape to a greater extent (Newcombe et al., 2008), and are less likely to believe that a rape has actually occurred (Mason et al., 2004), than people who endorse rape myths to a lesser extent.”