dc.contributor.advisor |
Gaither, George A. |
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dc.contributor.author |
Eagan, Sarah Rose |
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dc.date.accessioned |
2016-07-27T15:45:58Z |
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dc.date.available |
2016-07-27T15:45:58Z |
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dc.date.issued |
2016-07-23 |
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dc.identifier.uri |
http://cardinalscholar.bsu.edu/handle/123456789/200313 |
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dc.description.abstract |
The purpose of this study was to investigate how masculinity threat may enhance
negative perceptions of rape victims (victim blame and token resistance) and also how
masculinity contingency may play a role in these perceptions as well. Participants were
randomly assigned to either receive a threat to masculinity or to receive no threat.
Participants first completed a demographics section where they completed the Masculinity
Contingency Scale (MCS) to assess for men’s masculine identity. Participants then
completed the Gender Knowledge Inventory (GKI) asking gender related information, after
participants would receive false feedback regarding their performance on the GKI. This was
where we gave them either threatening feedback (receive a low score) or did not threaten
(received an average score). Participants were then asked to read a vignette describing an
acquaintance rape situation and to rate their perceptions of victim blame and token resistance
towards the rape victim in the vignette. Results indicated that masculinity threat had no effect
on participant’s scores of victim blame or token resistance. However, men who were high in
masculinity contingency had significantly higher scores on both victim blame and token
resistance when compared to men low in contingency. This study supports the idea that there
are individual differences in men and how they react to threatening situations. |
en_US |
dc.description.sponsorship |
Department of Psychological Science |
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dc.subject.lcsh |
Masculinity. |
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dc.subject.lcsh |
Date rape victims. |
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dc.subject.lcsh |
Blaming the victim. |
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dc.subject.lcsh |
Male college students -- Attitudes. |
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dc.title |
The blame game : masculinity threat's role in rape blame |
en_US |
dc.title.alternative |
Masculinity threat's role in rape blame |
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dc.description.degree |
Thesis (M.A.) |
en_US |
dc.identifier.cardcat-url |
http://liblink.bsu.edu/catkey/1825519 |
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