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Rape Myth Acceptance in Men Who Completed the Prostitution Offender Program of British Columbia

Carolin Klein

The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada, carolinklein{at}psych.ubc.ca

M. Alexis Kennedy

University of Nevada, Las Vegas

Boris B. Gorzalka

The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada

In an effort to characterize the attitudes and characteristics of men who solicit sex, this study investigated rape myth acceptance as assessed by a modification of Burt's Rape Myth Acceptance Scale. The participants were all men who took part in the Prostitution Offender Program of British Columbia after being arrested for attempting to solicit sex from an undercover police officer. Relationships between endorsement of rape myths, other attitudes, sexual behavior, and demographic variables were examined. Results reveal that age, education, use of pornography, ideal frequency of intercourse, and believing that purchasing sex is a problem are all negatively correlated with rape myth acceptance. Positive correlations were found between rape myth acceptance and sexual conservatism, sexual violence/coercion, and social desirability. Results are discussed in terms of the association between rape myth acceptance and the violence frequently perpetrated against those working in the sex trade.

Key Words: rape myths • prostitution • sex trade • johns • violence • abuse

This version was published on June 1, 2009

International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology, Vol. 53, No. 3, 305-315 (2009)
DOI: 10.1177/0306624X08316969
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