The Relationship Between Television Sports Exposure and Rape Myth Acceptance
The Mediating Role of Sexism and Sexual Objectification of Women
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12436660 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Kathleen Custers (0000-0003-3045-1892, Leuven School for Mass Communication Research, Leuven, Belgium), Jenna McNallie (0000-0002-8558-0977, Augsburg College, Minneapolis, MN, USA, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2016 |
| Volume | 23 |
| Issue | 7 |
| Pages | 813-829 |
| Publication date | 2016-06-30 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Violence Against Women (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1077-8012 • E-ISSN: 1552-8448 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/1077801216651340 |
| PMID | 27370943 |
| OpenAlex | W2460294772 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
| References cited | 45 |
Rape affects a large proportion of women in the United States but is one of the most underreported crimes. It is believed that rape myth acceptance contributes to low reporting rates. We tested whether television sports exposure was indirectly related to higher acceptance of rape myth beliefs. An online survey involving 465 undergraduate students showed that viewing TV sports was positively related to hostile sexism, benevolent sexism, and sexual objectification of women. Through these variables, TV sports was indirectly and positively associated with rape myth acceptance. These results suggest that sports programming contributes to the perpetuation of rape myths in society
Advertising · Art · Injury prevention · Mass media · Medical emergency · Mythology · Objectification · Occupational safety and health · Poison control · Political science · Suicide prevention · Human Factors and Ergonomics · Law · Medicine · Psychology · Sexual Assault and Victimization Studies · Social Psychology · Sport and Mega-Event Impacts · Sports, Gender, and Society
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| Unique citing works | 6 |
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| Citations per year | 0,86 |
| Citation span | 2019 - 2026 (8) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 5 |