Comparing Rape Myth Acceptance Among Police Trainees and Medical Students: A Preliminary Danish Validation of the Updated Illinois Rape Myth Acceptance Scale

Marie Skov; Sarah van Mastrigt; Andreas Videbæk Jensen

doi:10.1177/10778012211038967

Comparing Rape Myth Acceptance Among Police Trainees and Medical Students: A Preliminary Danish Validation of the Updated Illinois Rape Myth Acceptance Scale

Marie Skov, Sarah van Mastrigt^*, Andreas Videbæk Jensen

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Identifying rape myths among criminal justice and medical professionals is central to preventing secondary victimization. We present the first preliminary Danish validation of McMahon and Farmer’s updated Illinois Rape Myth Acceptance scale using samples of police and medical trainees. Exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses result in a 14-item, four-factor measure that demonstrates acceptable model fit, satisfactory convergent and discriminant validity, and good internal consistency. Although reported rape myth acceptance is generally low in both samples, some subscale scores vary across professional groups, thereby identifying specific targets for intervention in different occupational contexts. Further tests of the scale are recommended.

Original language	English
Journal	Violence Against Women
Volume	28
Issue	11
Pages (from-to)	2649-2676
Number of pages	28
ISSN	1077-8012
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/10778012211038967
Publication status	Published - Sept 2022

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Denmark
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police
rape myths
scale validation

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Comparing Rape Myth Acceptance Among Police Trainees and Medical Students: A Preliminary Danish Validation of the Updated Illinois Rape Myth Acceptance Scale. / Skov, Marie; van Mastrigt, Sarah ; Videbæk Jensen, Andreas.
In: Violence Against Women, Vol. 28, No. 11, 09.2022, p. 2649-2676.

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