Victims of rape are uniquely vulnerable for being blamed for their assault relative to victims
of other interpersonal crimes and thus much research has been conducted to understand …

Background: Victim blame, particularly in cases of acquaintance rape, presents an obstacle
to criminal justice. Past research indicates that acquaintance rape results in more blame …

Although research has been conducted on rape myth acceptance (RMA) and other factors
associated with attribution formation, researchers have not yet determined how the …

Historically, many studies have examined rape victim blaming among various observers,
using a vignette methodology in which victim characteristics were manipulated. However, a …

Victims of sexual violence are frequently blamed by friends, family, or legal personnel in the
aftermath of an attack, with men attributing greater blame on average than women. Victims' …

We examined why persons blame some rape victims more than others. In two experiments,
college students read nine rape descriptions and assigned blame for each incident …

One of four possible vignettes manipulated by (a) level of rape myth contained within them
(low vs. high) and (b) type of rape (stranger vs. acquaintance) was presented to participants …

Aims and objectives To, on a sample of nurses and the general public, examine whether
victim blame varies according to level of familiarly between victim and perpetrator. It also …

Rape by an intimate partner frequently involves a precedence of sexual consent between
victim and perpetrator, often does not include the use of physical force, and may not fit …

Acquaintance rape attributions of responsibility were investigated. In Study 1, participants
viewed videotapes that varied the female victim's resistance (verbal, physical …