More than a magazine: exploring the links between lads’ mags, rape myth acceptance and rape proclivity

Romero-Sánchez, Mónica, Toro-García, Virginia, Horvath, Miranda and Megías, Jesús L. (2017) More than a magazine: exploring the links between lads’ mags, rape myth acceptance and rape proclivity. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 34 (2). pp. 515-534. ISSN 0886-2605

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Abstract

Exposure to some magazines aimed at young male readers—lads’ mags—has recently been associated with behaviors and attitudes that are derogatory toward women, including sexual violence. In the present study, a group of Spanish adult men was exposed to the covers of a lads’ mag while a second group was exposed to the covers of a neutral magazine. Results showed that, compared with participants in the second group, participants who were exposed to covers of lads’ mags who also showed high rape myth acceptance and legitimized the consumption of such magazines reported higher rape proclivity in a hypothetical situation. These findings suggest the need to further explore the possible detrimental effects of some sexualized media that are widely accepted in many Western countries.

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: sexualization of the media, lads’ mags, rape myths, rape proclivity
Subjects: H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General)
Divisions: Other Departments (Central units) > Research & Enterprise
Depositing User: David Upson-Dale
Date Deposited: 10 Nov 2021 14:04
Last Modified: 09 Feb 2022 12:28
URI: https://oars.uos.ac.uk/id/eprint/2083

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