Despite the increased attention surrounding rape and sexual assault, research on male
victims remains limited, particularly concerning the adherence to rape myths. Rape myths …

Although male rape is being reported more often than before, the majority of rape victims
continue to be women. Rape myths—false beliefs used mainly to shift the blame of rape from …

Compared with women, men tend to blame assault victims, exonerate perpetrators, and
report higher levels of sexism and rape myths. The goal of the present study was to …

This study investigates the structure of Struckman-Johnson and Struckman-Johnson's Male
Rape Myth Scale, examines gender differences in rape myth acceptance, and explores the …

The relationship between male rape myth acceptance, female rape myth acceptance,
attitudes toward gay men, a series of gender role and sexism measures, victim blame and …

Rape myth acceptance is considered an established risk factor for male-on-female sexual
violence, and is therefore the target of a number of primary prevention programmes …

Although a few existing studies suggest that men are less likely to acknowledge rape than
women, limited research has been dedicated to understanding rape acknowledgment …

An extensive amount of research has been devoted to understanding rape myths, especially
in the context of sexual attitudes. Few studies have examined sexual actions as a correlate …

Background Rape is underreported, potentially because individuals self-blame and/or are
blamed by others. Research predominantly illustrates male-perpetrated stranger-rape of …

The relationship of homophobia and gender role conflict to male rape myth acceptance was
investigated using a sample of 210 adult men from a Midwestern community. A hierarchical …