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The influence of rape myth on evaluating rape victim and perpetrator: focusing on moderation effect of victim’s deviant behavior

Abstract

Rape myth acceptance may influence victims are treated and perpetrator blamed and sentenced. And this relationship could be moderated by victim’s deviant behavior before rape such as teenage running away from home or drinking alcohol. The present study examined the relationship among rape myth, deviant behavior, blaming victim, pain of victim, responsibility and blame for perpetrator and punishment for the perpetrator. Findings suggest that participants with high rape myth acceptance compared to participants with low rape myth acceptance blamed victim more and blamed and thought responsible the perpetrator less. And this relationship was only significant when the victim had deviant behavior before rape happened. This result shows that specific information(deviant behaior) about victim could trigger rape myth to blame victim and judge the perpetrator leniently. The suggestions for future research and limitations were discussed.

keywords
강간, 강간통념, 일탈, 피해자비난, 가해자비난, 처벌판단, sex offender, Rape Myth, adult/adolescent, deviant behavior, victim blaming, perpetrator blaming, punishment

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