Reactions to the rape victim as a function of victim age
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11044865 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Lawrence G Calhoun (University of North Carolina at Charlotte, corresponding author), James W Selby (University of North Carolina at Charlotte), Gary T Long (University of North Carolina at Charlotte), Shirley Laney (University of North Carolina at Charlotte) |
| Year | 1980 |
| Volume | 8 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 172-175 |
| Publication date | 1980-04-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Community Psychology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0090-4392 • E-ISSN: 1520-6629 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1002/1520-6629(198004)8:2<172::aid-jcop2290080212>3.0.co;2-y |
| OpenAlex | W2025334096 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 9 |
The present study investigated the effects of the age of a victim on social reactions to a rape incident. The findings indicated limited but reliable effects of age on the way respondents reacted to the rape episode. There was a greater tendency for the characteristics and the behavior of the victim to be viewed as factors in causing the rape when the victim was in the middle age ranges than when she was in the extreme age range (six-years-old or 76-years-old). Respondents also favored more severe punishment for the assailant when the victim was at the extremes of the age distribution.
Age groups · Developmental psychology · Punishment (psychology) · Sociology · Demography · Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior · Psychology · Sexual Assault and Victimization Studies · Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology · Social Psychology
| Unique citing works | 1 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,03 |
| Citation span | 1987 - 1987 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |