title: Spanish validation of the Acceptance of Modern Myths about Sexual Aggression scale (AMMSA).
abstract: Two studies were conducted with college students to validate the Spanish-language version of the "Acceptance of Modern Myths about Sexual Aggression" scale (AMMSA) (Gerger, Kley, Bohner & Siebler, 2007). This scale assesses modern myths about sexual aggression in a subtle way. In Study 1, 305 students completed the Spanish AMMSA and other scales with related content. In Study 2, 263 participants completed the Spanish AMMSA and answered questions about a hypothetical sexual assault perpetrated by a young man against a female acquaintance. The Spanish AMMSA showed high internal consistency and adequate evidence of validity in both studies. Compared to traditional scales of rape myth acceptance, mean scores on the AMMSA were higher and their distributions more closely approximated normality. These findings suggest that the Spanish version of the AMMSA scale is a useful instrument to study the social perception of sexual aggression.
authors: Universidad de Granada, Spain. jlmegias@ugr.es
authors: Jesús L
authors: JL
authors: Megías
authors: Mónica
authors: M
authors: Romero-Sánchez
authors: Mercedes
authors: M
authors: Durán
authors: Miguel
authors: M
authors: Moya
authors: Gerd
authors: G
authors: Bohner
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000374:Aggression / Q000523:psychology*; D019548:Crime Victims / Q000523:psychology; D003431:Cross-Cultural Comparison; D003469:Culture; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010555:Personality Inventory / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011594:Psychometrics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011902:Rape / Q000523:psychology*; D012016:Reference Values; D012938:Social Perception; D013030:Spain; D013240:Stereotyping; D055815:Young Adult