Perception of sexual intent: The role of gender, alcohol consumption, and rape supportive attitudes

Examines the effects of participant's gender, participant's rape supportive attitudes, and target's alcohol consumption on participant's perceptions of target's sexual intent. Alcohol's role in perception of sexual intent; Interaction between gender of participant and rape myth acceptance
Author: 
Abbey,Antonia
Harnish,Richard J.
Notes: 
IL- 2 charts AN- 9507271625 Full Text: Unavailable
Reprint Status: 
IN FILE
Start Page: 
297
End Page: 
313
Journal/Periodical Name: 
Sex Roles
Volume: 
32
Issue: 
5/6
Abstract: 
This study examined the effects of participant's gender, rape supportive attitudes, and target's alcohol consumption on participant's perceptions of target's sexual intent. Men were found to perceive female targets' behavior as more sexual than the women perceived them to be. This was especially true of men high in rape myth acceptance. Male and female targets' alcohol consumption interacted, such that when both individuals were drinking alcohol they were perceived as being most sexual and their drinking was viewed as most appropriate. The rape myth acceptance and alcohol findings are discussed in terms of their implications for sexual assault and substance abuse prevention programming.
Topic Areas: 
Alcohol, College, Myths/Stereotypes
Reference Type: 
JOUR
Reference ID: 
3
Publication Date: 
1995/03