Calling it Rape: Differences in Experiences of Women Who do or do not Label their Sexual Assault as Rape

By A. Kahn, J. Jackson, Christine Kully, K. Badger, Jessica C. Halvorsen. 2003

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Subfields: Gender Studies, Sociology and Political Science

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Prevalence of Rape Myths in Headlines and Their Effects on Attitudes Toward Rape (2008, background): “Victims who subscribe to this prototypical notion of “real rape” are less likely to label their sexual assaults as such (Kahn et al. 2003).”
"I Didn't Want To Be 'That Girl'": The Social Risks of Labeling, Telling, and Reporting Sexual Assault (2018, background): “Labeling an experience that meets the behavioral definition of assault as such is influenced by attitudes towards and beliefs about sexual assault, by a person’s level of intoxication and relation to the assailant, and by a feeling of victimization (Kahn et al. 2003; Peterson and Muehlenhard 2011).”
Sexual Assault Victims' Acknowledgment Status and Revictimization Risk (2009, background): “In addition, they are more likely to occur in the context of a romantic relationship (Frazier & Seales, 1997; Kahn et al., 2003; Koss, 1985; Koss, Dinero, Seibel, & Cox, 1988) and to involve alcohol use by the victim and assailant (Bondurant, 2001; Botta & Pingree, 1997; Layman et al., 1996;…”
Assessing sexual aggression: Addressing the gap between rape victimization and perpetration prevalence rates (2007, unknown): “, 1996) who is not an acquaintance or boyfriend (Kahn et al., 2003; Koss, 1985) is associated with labeling an experience as rape.”
Sexual Assault Victimization Among Straight, Gay/Lesbian, and Bisexual College Students (2016, unknown): “Sexual assault researchers have also taken issue with the survey’s framing of rape and sexual assault in criminal language, since such language has been shown to increase underreporting among female victims of sexual assault (Fisher et al. 2003; Kahn et al. 2003).”
Was It Rape? The Function of Women's Rape Myth Acceptance and Definitions of Sex in Labeling Their Own Experiences (2004, background): “A few researchers (Botta & Pingree, 1997; Fisher et al., 2003; Kahn, Jackson, Kully, Badger, & Halvorsen, 2003 ) have allowed participants the option of indicating “do not know,” “uncertain,” or “maybe” in response to the rape acknowledgment question.”
Long-Term Effects of labeling a Rape Experience (2006, background): “Given that prior research has found contradictions in the effects of labeling on mental health (Botta & Pingree, 1997; Kahn et al., 2003; Layman et al., 1996), it was difficult to formulate hypotheses.”
A Match-and-Motivation Model of How Women Label Their Nonconsensual Sexual Experiences (2011, background): “…feeling happier and more supported (Botta & Pingree, 1997), engaging in less self-blame (Pitts & Schwartz, 1993) and in more perpetrator-blame (Kahn et al., 2003), consuming less alcohol following the rape (Botta & Pingree, 1997), and being more likely to have ended their relationship with…”