Rape Myth Acceptance Impacts the Reporting of Rape to the Police: A Study of Incarcerated Women

Heath, Nicole M.; Lynch, Shannon M.; Fritch, April M.; Wong, Maria M.

doi:10.1177/1077801213501841

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Rape Myth Acceptance Impacts the Reporting of Rape to the Police: A Study of Incarcerated Women

Heath, Nicole M., Lynch, Shannon M., Fritch, April M., Wong, Maria M.·2013·Violence Against Women

DOI 10.1177/1077801213501841

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We examined the association between rape myth acceptance (RMA) and reporting rapes to the police. Situational characteristics of the rape (e.g., stranger attack, injury) are known predictors of reporting, but no existing studies have examined the association between beliefs about rape and reporting. In addition, most studies of RMA do not assess victimization history. Incarcerated women experience high rates of sexual assaults prior to incarceration. We recruited 74 rape survivors from a northwestern state prison. Results suggest that women who endorsed higher levels of RMA were less likely to report their rapes to police; however, participants endorsed few rape myths.

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Authors: Heath, N. M., Lynch, S. M., Fritch, A. M., & Wong, M. M.
Affiliations: Rush University Medical Center (US)
Idaho State University (US)
Tripler Army Medical Center (US)
ORCID: Lynch, Shannon M.
Wong, Maria M.
Venue: Violence Against Women
Publisher: SAGE Publications
Published: 2013-09
Volume: 19
Issue: 9
Pages: 1065-1078
ISSN: 1077-8012 (ISSN-L)
1552-8448
DOI: 10.1177/1077801213501841
OpenAlex: W2169524086
Cited by: 73
References: 39
Citations by year: 2026: 4 · 2025: 6 · 2024: 8 · 2023: 4 · 2022: 8 · 2021: 10 · 2020: 7 · 2019: 4 · 2018: 6 · 2017: 7 · 2016: 5 · 2015: 2 · 2014: 1 · 2013: 1
FWCI: 7.10
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: closed
Licence: journals.sagepub.com/page/policies/text-and-data-mining-license (tdm)
Locations: Violence Against Women (publishedVersion)
PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders: Rush University
Idaho State University
Topics: Social Sciences › Gender Studies › Sexual Assault and Victimization Studies
Social Sciences › Health › Intimate Partner and Family Violence
Social Sciences › Political Science and International Relations › Policing Practices and Perceptions
Keywords: rape myth acceptance, rape victims, women prisoners, sexual assault, victimization history, rape myths
MeSH terms: Adolescent, Adult, Attitude, Culture, Female, Humans, Male, Prisons, Rape, Women, Police, Survivors, Crime Victims, Law Enforcement

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