Development and validation of the Male Rape Myth Acceptance Scale (MRMAS)
Despite growing recognition of male-on-male rape and its related myths, research in this area has been held back by the lack of a reliable and comprehensive measure or scale. The present work utilises a large and diverse participant sample over two studies (Study 1 N = 510, Study 2 N = 527) to valid...
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| description | Despite growing recognition of male-on-male rape and its related myths, research in this area has been held back by the lack of a reliable and comprehensive measure or scale. The present work utilises a large and diverse participant sample over two studies (Study 1 N = 510, Study 2 N = 527) to validate a new Male Rape Myth Acceptance Scale (MRMAS), measuring myths falling under six principle themes: masculinity, sexuality, pleasure, perpetrators, context, and effect. Analysis suggested a two-factor scale, with ‘Blame’ and ‘Minimisation/Exoneration’ sub-scales. Both the overall scale and sub-scales demonstrate excellent reliability and construct validity, and are thus proposed as tools to enable the proliferation of future research on male rape myth acceptance, both in general and specialist populations, in an attempt to improve the experiences of male rape victims. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-119c11c5db8a4b2dbbd66036da728a9b2022-12-21T22:05:26ZengElsevierHeliyon2405-84402021-06-0176e07421Development and validation of the Male Rape Myth Acceptance Scale (MRMAS)Benjamin A. Hine0Anthony D. Murphy1Jamie S. Churchyard2University of West London, UK; Corresponding author.University of Birmingham, UKUniversity of West London, UKDespite growing recognition of male-on-male rape and its related myths, research in this area has been held back by the lack of a reliable and comprehensive measure or scale. The present work utilises a large and diverse participant sample over two studies (Study 1 N = 510, Study 2 N = 527) to validate a new Male Rape Myth Acceptance Scale (MRMAS), measuring myths falling under six principle themes: masculinity, sexuality, pleasure, perpetrators, context, and effect. Analysis suggested a two-factor scale, with ‘Blame’ and ‘Minimisation/Exoneration’ sub-scales. Both the overall scale and sub-scales demonstrate excellent reliability and construct validity, and are thus proposed as tools to enable the proliferation of future research on male rape myth acceptance, both in general and specialist populations, in an attempt to improve the experiences of male rape victims.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844021015243RapeMale rapeRape myth acceptanceValidationScale |
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| title | Development and validation of the Male Rape Myth Acceptance Scale (MRMAS) |
| title_full | Development and validation of the Male Rape Myth Acceptance Scale (MRMAS) |
| title_fullStr | Development and validation of the Male Rape Myth Acceptance Scale (MRMAS) |
| title_full_unstemmed | Development and validation of the Male Rape Myth Acceptance Scale (MRMAS) |
| title_short | Development and validation of the Male Rape Myth Acceptance Scale (MRMAS) |
| title_sort | development and validation of the male rape myth acceptance scale mrmas |
| topic | Rape Male rape Rape myth acceptance Validation Scale |
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