title: The Role of Psychopathy and Exposure to Violence in Rape Myth Acceptance.
abstract: The main aim of the present study was to specify and test a structural model to examine the relationships between four psychopathy dimensions (Interpersonal Manipulation, Callous Affect, Erratic Lifestyle, and Antisocial Behavior), childhood exposure to violence, and rape myth acceptance while controlling for gender, age, sample type (prisoner vs. non-prisoner), and relationship status. Participants were a sample of non-offending adults (n = 319) recruited from the University of Security in Poznan, and a sample of prisoners (n = 129) incarcerated in Stargard Szczecinski Prison. Results indicated that the model provided a good fit for the data, and that Callous Affect and childhood exposure to violence had a significant positive effect on attitudes toward rape and rape victims. Theoretical and practical implications of our findings are discussed.
authors.affiliation: University of Chester, UK a.debowska@chester.ac.uk.
authors.forename: Agata
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Debowska
authors.affiliation: University of Huddersfield, UK.
authors.forename: Daniel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Boduszek
authors.affiliation: Manchester Metropolitan University, UK.
authors.forename: Katie
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Dhingra
authors.affiliation: University of Huddersfield, UK.
authors.forename: Susanna
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kola
authors.affiliation: Polish Prison Service, Stargard Szczecinski, Poland.
authors.forename: Aleksandra
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Meller-Prunska
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000987:Antisocial Personality Disorder / Q000523:psychology*; D019548:Crime Victims / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D008297:Male; D009229:Mythology; D011044:Poland; D011329:Prisoners / Q000523:psychology*; D011902:Rape / Q000523:psychology*; D012938:Social Perception; D012945:Social Values; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Prisoners; Self-Report Psychopathy Scale (SRP-III); exposure to violence; psychopathy; rape myth acceptance