EVALUATION OF RAPE VICTIM BY MEN AND WOMEN WITH HIGH AND LOW BELIEF IN A JUST WORLD

Men with high belief in a just world evaluated a videotaped rape victim more negatively than did men with low belief in a just world. Women with high belief in a just world were less negative toward the rape victim than women with low belief in a just world. Participants with low belief in a just wo...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Psychology of women quarterly 1990-09, Vol.14 (3), p.343-353
Hauptverfasser:	Kleinke, Chris L., Meyer, Cecilia
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Behavior. Attitude Biological and medical sciences Feminism Feminist psychology Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology Psychology Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry Psychology. Psychophysiology Rape Sexes Social psychology Social research Victims of crime Womens studies
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Zusammenfassung:	Men with high belief in a just world evaluated a videotaped rape victim more negatively than did men with low belief in a just world. Women with high belief in a just world were less negative toward the rape victim than women with low belief in a just world. Participants with low belief in a just world recommended significantly longer prison sentences for the rapist. Evaluations of the rapist and rape victim were not influenced by information about the outcome of the case (the rapist was never caught, the rapist was caught and sentenced to either 1 or 15 years in prison). Implications for just‐world beliefs of jurors in rape trials were discussed.
ISSN:	0361-6843 1471-6402
DOI:	10.1111/j.1471-6402.1990.tb00024.x