The acceptance of modern myths about sexual aggression scale: development and validation in German and English.
Scales of rape myth acceptance (RMA) often yield low means and skewed distributions. This is proposed to be because of a change in rape-related beliefs toward more subtle content. Incorporating insights from racism and sexism research, a 30-item self-report scale measuring the acceptance of modern myths about sexual aggression (AMMSA) is presented. Across four studies (total N=1,279), the reliability and validity of parallel German and English versions of the AMMSA scale were examined. The results show that both language versions are highly reliable; compared with a traditional RMA scale, means of AMMSA scores are higher and their distributions more closely approximate normality. Cross-sectional and longitudinal analyses provide evidence for the AMMSA scale's concurrent and predictive construct validity.
Department of Psychology, Universität Bielefeld, Bielefeld, Germany.
Heike
H
Gerger
Hanna
H
Kley
Gerd
G
Bohner
Frank
F
Siebler
D000328:Adult; D001290:Attitude; D019548:Crime Victims / Q000523:psychology*; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005163:Factor Analysis, Statistical; D005260:Female; D005858:Germany; D006801:Humans; D007802:Language; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008297:Male; D011287:Prejudice; D011581:Psychological Tests; D011902:Rape / Q000523:psychology*; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012737:Sex Factors