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Rape: The Roles of Outcome Expectancies and HypermasculinityUniversity of Nevada, Reno, Nevada 89557
Northern Illinois University, De Kalb, Illinois 60115
University of Illinois, Chicago, Illinois 60680 Outcome expectancies regarding coercive sexual behavior of male undergraduates were investigated to understand their possible association with self-reported past and future coercive sexual behavior and hypermasculine personality styles. Subjects indicating lower negative outcome expectancies regarding rape reported a greater history of coercive sexual behavior and higher future likelihood of raping, and were more likely to fit a hypermasculine personality pattern. Regression analysis revealed that a hypermasculine personality style, self-reported likelihood of raping, and the interaction between rape outcome expectancies and hypermasculine personality best predicted a history of sexual coercion. Implications for future research and primary prevention are discussed.
Key Words: rape cognitions outcome expectancies hypermasculinity.
Sexual Abuse: A Journal of Research and Treatment, Vol. 8, No. 2,
133-141 (1996) |
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