Ambivalent sexism, belief in a just world, and empathy as predictors of Turkish students' attitudes toward rape victims

Sakalli-Ugurlu N., Yalcın Z. S., Glick P.

SEX ROLES, vol.57, pp.889-895, 2007 (SSCI) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 57
  • Publication Date: 2007
  • Doi Number: 10.1007/s11199-007-9313-2
  • Journal Name: SEX ROLES
  • Journal Indexes: Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.889-895
  • Keywords: rape victims, ambivalent sexism, belief in a just world, empathy, BENEVOLENT SEXISM, COLLEGE-STUDENTS, ACQUAINTANCE RAPE, MYTH ACCEPTANCE, GENDER, ATTRIBUTION, HOSTILE, TURKEY, BLAME, ATTRACTIVENESS
  • Middle East Technical University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

The present study investigated whether hostile sexism, benevolent sexism, belief in a just world and empathy predict attitudes toward rape victims in a Turkish sample. Turkish college students (N = 425, mean age = 22) completed scales assessing Ambivalent Sexism, Belief in a Just World and Rape Victim Empathy as predictors of a general measure of attitudes toward rape victims. Male (as compared to female) participants had significantly less positive attitudes toward rape victims. Correlational analyses showed that, for both male and female participants, benevolent as well as hostile sexism, and belief in a just world each predicted less positive attitudes toward rape victims, but empathy predicted more positive attitudes.