Gendered Pronouns and Rape Myth Acceptance
Description
PURPOSE: Rape myths, and the factors that influence these levels of rape myth acceptance, have been studied extensively for the last several decades. The purpose of this study is to examine the influence of gendered pronouns (he, she, his, her, etc.) on the levels of rape myth acceptance. It was hypothesized that individuals presented with the Revised Updated Illinois Rape Myth Acceptance (IRMA) scale would be less accepting (demonstrating a higher rape myth acceptance score) than those presented with the Updated IRMA (McMahon & Farmer, 2011). SUBJECTS: 3,500 undergraduate students from Grand Valley State University were recruited and a total of 728 students responded. 569 students provided useable data. METHODS AND MATERIALS: A set of three demographic questions (what is your gender, what is your age, and how many years of Title IX Training have you received), the Updated IRMA survey (McMahon & Farmer, 2011), and the Revised Updated IRMA that was developed for the purpose of this study were utilized to collect the data. ANALYSES: Data were analyzed utilizing a Kruskal-Wallis H test and Chi-Square analyses. RESULTS: Two questions provided statistical significance (p≤.05). CONCLUSIONS: Despite only two questions demonstrating statistically significant data, this research still raises questions concerning the continued use of gendered pronouns in rape myth acceptance.
Gendered Pronouns and Rape Myth Acceptance
PURPOSE: Rape myths, and the factors that influence these levels of rape myth acceptance, have been studied extensively for the last several decades. The purpose of this study is to examine the influence of gendered pronouns (he, she, his, her, etc.) on the levels of rape myth acceptance. It was hypothesized that individuals presented with the Revised Updated Illinois Rape Myth Acceptance (IRMA) scale would be less accepting (demonstrating a higher rape myth acceptance score) than those presented with the Updated IRMA (McMahon & Farmer, 2011). SUBJECTS: 3,500 undergraduate students from Grand Valley State University were recruited and a total of 728 students responded. 569 students provided useable data. METHODS AND MATERIALS: A set of three demographic questions (what is your gender, what is your age, and how many years of Title IX Training have you received), the Updated IRMA survey (McMahon & Farmer, 2011), and the Revised Updated IRMA that was developed for the purpose of this study were utilized to collect the data. ANALYSES: Data were analyzed utilizing a Kruskal-Wallis H test and Chi-Square analyses. RESULTS: Two questions provided statistical significance (p≤.05). CONCLUSIONS: Despite only two questions demonstrating statistically significant data, this research still raises questions concerning the continued use of gendered pronouns in rape myth acceptance.