Stop Blaming the Victim: A Meta-Analysis on Rape Myths

By E. Suárez, T. Gadalla. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 2010

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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, neutral): “…37 studies gives support for this notion: rape myth acceptance is associated with negative attitudes towards women and is more prevalent in men (Suarez & Gadalla, 2010), which accounts for the feminist (and empirically validated) view that rape myth acceptance is related to male observers’…”
No laughing matter (2015, background): “This has been particularly the case for victims of family violence, rape and sexual assault, and while there has been a large amount of critique levelled towards victim-focused explanations in these contexts (see Bieneck and Krahé, 2011; Suarez and Gadalla, 2010; Thapar-Björket and Morgan, 2010) on ”
Rape Myths: History, Individual and Institutional-Level Presence, and Implications for Change (2011, background): “endorsing rape myths, with a moderate effect size (.72; Suarez and Gadalla 2010).”
Police perceptions of rape victims and the impact on case decision making: A systematic review (2017, background): “In determining whether police officers generally do hold negative attitudes about rape victims, there is extensive literature that such attitudes are prevalent in broader society e.g., rape myth acceptance and rape victim blame (Grubb & Harrower, 2008; Suarez & Gadalla, 2010).”
“Victim is Not Credible”: The Influence of Rape Culture on Police Perceptions of Sexual Assault Complainants (2019, background): “Similar to beliefs regarding violence against women generally, research frequently finds that men demonstrate higher levels of rape myth acceptance (Frese, Moya, & Megı́as, 2004; Johnson et al., 1997; Suarez & Gadalla, 2010; cf. Wentz & Archbold, 2012).”
Sorority Women’s and Fraternity Men’s Rape Myth Acceptance and Bystander Intervention Attitudes (2013, neutral): “…et al., 2000; Rennison, 2002), studies suggest that other factors may be responsible for the lack of sexual assault incidence reduction, such as the type of program implemented in university settings and the lack of continuous support provided by university officials (Suarez & Gadalla, 2010).”