The Impact of College Education on Rape Myth Acceptance,Alcohol Expectancies,and Bystander Attitudes |
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| Authors: | Ráchael A Powers Jennifer Leili Brett Hagman Amy Cohn |
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| Institution: | 1. University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, USA;2. National Institute of Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, Washington, DC, USA;3. LEGACY, The Schroeder Institute for Tobacco Research and Policy Studies, Washington, DC, USA |
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| Abstract: | The purpose of this study was to examine the impact of education on rape myth acceptance, alcohol expectancies, and bystander attitudes. A sample of 126 community members and college students who had consumed alcohol within the past 90 days were administered surveys. College experience was unrelated to rape myth acceptance, alcohol expectancies, and bystander intentions. In line with previous research, two rape myth subscales were inversely related to bystander attitudes. In regard to alcohol expectancies and bystander attitudes, only one subscale was marginally significant. Ancillary analysis indicated that rape myth acceptance varied as a function of age, with older individuals less likely to support rape myths. |
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