Investigating the role of psychopathic personality traits, gender and ethnicity in rape myth acceptance

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Willmott, Dominic
Rafique, Aklima
Widanaralalage, B. Kennath
Agneswaran, Amuda
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2025-05-15
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Psychiatry, Psychology and Law
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3
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32
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388-400
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1321-8719
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https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/13218719.2024.2314000
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2025-05-15
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Research has found widespread endorsement of rape mythology, with several psychosocial variables underpinning beliefs in rape myths, including psychopathic personality traits. However, findings on the relationship between psychopathy and rape myths are often contradictory. The current study examined the role of four psychopathic personality traits (Affective Responsiveness, Cognitive Responsiveness, Interpersonal Manipulation and Egocentricity) on Rape Myth Acceptance (RMA) scores, controlling for the effects of gender and ethnicity while making use of subtle, contemporary measurement tools never previously employed. A cross-sectional community sample (N = 228) were recruited online to complete the psychosocial survey. Results revealed that deficits in Affective and Cognitive Responsiveness were associated with increased rape myth beliefs. Gender and ethnicity were also significant predictors of RMA. Cognitive Responsiveness, though not Affective Responsiveness, continued to be a significant predictor of RMA after controlling for gender and ethnicity. The role of empathy traits in the aetiology of sexually aggressive attitudes are discussed.
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Affective and cognitive responsiveness
empathy
psychopathic personality traits
psychopathy
rape myth acceptance
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