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Attitudes Toward Rape Victims Effects of Gender and Professional Status

Arizona State University

SHARON E. ROBINSON KURPIUS

Arizona State University

This study examined the relationship of gender and professional status on attitudes toward rape victims. The Attitudes Toward Rape Victims Scale was completed by 74 upper-class undergraduates (20 males, 54 females), 78 beginning graduate students in counseling (18 males, 60 females), and 45 mental health professionals (22 males, 23 females). The 2x3 analysis of variance revealed both gender and professional status differences and a significant interaction. Male undergraduates had the most negative attitudes toward rape victims, and female professionals had the most favorable attitudes. All men still hold more negative attitudes toward rape victims than do their female counterparts, regardless of professional status.

Journal of Interpersonal Violence, Vol. 14, No. 9, 989-995 (1999)
DOI: 10.1177/088626099014009006


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