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She Asked for It

Hardcore Porn, Sexism, and Rape Myth Acceptance

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ID12436682
AuthorsNicholas C Borgogna (0000-0002-5085-3656, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX, USA, corresponding author), Emma C Lathan (0000-0002-9077-213X, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, TX, USA), Ryon C Mcdermott (0000-0002-4887-6066, University of South Alabama, Mobile, Alabama, USA)
Year2021
Volume28
Issue2
Pages510-531
Publication date2021-12-02
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueViolence Against Women (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1077-8012 • E-ISSN: 1552-8448
PublisherSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/10778012211037378
PMID34855559
OpenAlexW3214881763
LanguageEN
Citations received14
References cited73

The present study examined pornography viewing, rape myth acceptance, and sexist attitudes. Data came from 392 male and 903 female participants. Multigroup SEM indicated neither pornography viewing, nor hardcore pornography viewing, were related to rape myth acceptance when controlling for sexist attitudes among men. Wald tests indicated hostile sexism to be a significantly stronger predictor of all rape myths examined compared to pornography viewing or hardcore pornography viewing in men and women. Latent variable interaction analyses suggested hardcore pornography viewing as a significant exacerbating factor for the relationship between hostile sexism and "she asked for it" rape myths across genders

Art · Injury prevention · Medical emergency · Mythology · Poison control · Pornography · Psychoanalysis · Suicide prevention · Gender, Feminism, and Media · Human Factors and Ergonomics · Medicine · Psychology · Sex work and related issues · Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology · Social Psychology

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