Reducing Rape-Related Attitudes Utilizing a Cognitive Dissonance Paradigm
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12438015 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Sarah Steinmetz (0000-0002-8113-5825, University of Wyoming), Sarah E Steinmetz (University of Wyoming, Laramie, USA), Matt J Gray (0000-0003-0929-401X, University of Wyoming, Laramie, USA, corresponding author), Elizabeth Raymond (New York University), Elizabeth M Raymond (New York University School of Medicine, New York City, USA) |
| Year | 2019 |
| Volume | 25 |
| Issue | 14 |
| Pages | 1739-1758 |
| Publication date | 2019-02-07 |
| 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 | 10.1177/1077801218824999 |
| PMID | 30729867 |
| OpenAlex | W2914660781 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 38 |
This study used a cognitive dissonance mechanism that required college students to write essays dispelling previously endorsed rape myth beliefs. Results indicate that participants in the cognitive dissonance condition reported less rape myth endorsement at a 2-week follow-up than the control group. Effect sizes were large. The cognitive dissonance condition also led to more sustained internal motivation to respond in a nonsexist manner and earlier identification of sexually coercive behavior. Counter-attitudinal advocacy appears to result in sustained decreases in endorsement of rape-supportive attitudes, which could lead to safer communities for women by altering beliefs predictive of sexual assault perpetration
Attitude change · Cognition · Cognitive dissonance · Computer security · Medical emergency · Mythology · Poison control · Psychiatry · SAFER · Self-justification · Sexual assault · Clinical Psychology · Computer Science · Gender, Feminism, and Media · Gender, Security, and Conflict · Human Factors and Ergonomics · Medicine · Psychology · Sexual Assault and Victimization Studies · Social Psychology
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| Citations per year | 1.25 |
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| Citation span | 2022 - 2026 (5) |
| Highly cited | No |