Risky Recruitment: How Rape Myth Acceptance Among Potential New Sorority Members Is Related to Their Self-Efficacy to Prevent Sexual Assault and Perceptions of University Sexual Assault Reporting

Authors

Rebecca R. Ortiz Ph.D., Syracuse University
Bailey Thompson Ph.D., Stephen F. Austin State University

Publication Date

November 2017

DOI

https://doi.org/10.25774/p6mg-kh33

First Page

59

Last Page

67

Abstract

This study examined how rape myth acceptance among potential new sorority members is related to their self-efficacy to prevent sexual assault and perceptions of how their university would handle a sexual assault report. Results indicate that the more these women reported acceptance with common rape myths, the less efficacious they felt to prevent sexual assault and the less likely they were to believe the university would handle a sexual assault report adequately. Universities must therefore consider how to dispel dangerous rape myths among this unique population to ensure sorority women feel comfortable intervening in and reporting sexual assault incidents.

Recommended Citation

Ortiz, Rebecca R. Ph.D. and Thompson, Bailey Ph.D. (2017) "Risky Recruitment: How Rape Myth Acceptance Among Potential New Sorority Members Is Related to Their Self-Efficacy to Prevent Sexual Assault and Perceptions of University Sexual Assault Reporting," Journal of Sorority and Fraternity Life Research and Practice: Vol. 12: Iss. 2, Article 7.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.25774/p6mg-kh33
Available at: https://scholarworks.wm.edu/oracle/vol12/iss2/7