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Differences in rape myth acceptance at Stellenbosch University
Thesis (MA) -- Stellenbosch University, 2023.
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| author | George, Kayla Karen George, Kayla Karen |
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| spelling | oai:scholar.sun.ac.za:10019.1/127230 Differences in rape myth acceptance at Stellenbosch University George, Kayla Karen George, Kayla Karen Kafaar, Zuhayr Stellenbosch University. Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences. Department of Psychology. Gender-based violence -- Stellenbosch (South Africa) Rape -- Public opinion -- Stellenbosch (South Africa) Student housing -- Stellenbosch (South Africa) Student movements -- Stellenbosch (South Africa) Thesis (MA) -- Stellenbosch University, 2023. ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Rape can be considered an epidemic within South Africa. With rape comes the perpetuation of rape myths—sexist misconceptions that influence the manner in which victims of rape are perceived and treated. In my study, I attended to two quantitative research questions regarding the acceptance of rape myths at Stellenbosch University. Firstly, I examined whether there were statistically significant differences in rape myth acceptance levels between members and non-members of male, female, and co-educational residences and private student organisations (PSOs) at Stellenbosch University. Secondly, I examined whether there were statistically significant differences in rape myth acceptance levels between students at Stellenbosch University based on gender. In order to answer my two research questions, I administered a demographic questionnaire, the Updated Illinois Rape Myth Acceptance scale, and the Male Rape Myth Acceptance scale to a convenience sample of 699 Stellenbosch University students. I conducted two multivariate analyses of variance in order to uncover whether there were differences in rape myth acceptance levels within my sample, as well as to uncover where these statistically significant differences laid. Firstly, I found statistically significant differences (p < .001) in rape myth acceptance levels between members of male residences and PSOs and all other groups, as well as between members of female residences and PSOs and all other groups. Furthermore, I found statistically significant differences (p < .001) in rape myth acceptance levels between members of co-educational, male, and female residences and PSOs, as well as between non-affiliated students and members of male and female residences and PSOs. No differences were found in rape myth acceptance levels between non-affiliated students and members of co-educational residences and PSOs. In answering my first research question, I found members of male residences and PSOs to have the highest level of rape myth acceptance. Secondly, I found there to be statistically i significant differences (p < .001) in rape myth acceptance levels between male and female students, as well as between males and individuals who identified outside of the gender binary. In answering my second research question, I found male students at Stellenbosch University to have the highest level of rape myth acceptance. AFRIKAANS OPSOMMING: Verkragting kan as epidemies in Suid-Afrika beskou word. Saam met verkragting kom die bestendiging van verkragtingsmites – seksistiese wanopvattings wat die manier waarop slagoffers van verkragting beskou en behandel word, beïnvloed. In my studie gee ek aandag aan twee kwantitatiewe navorsingsvrae rakende die aanvaarding van verkragtingsmites aan die Universiteit Stellenbosch. Eerstens ondersoek ek of daar statisties beduidende verskille in die aanvaardingsvlakke van verkragtingsmites tussen lede en nielede van mans-, vroue- en gemengde koshuise en privaat studenteorganisasies (PSO’s) by die Universiteit Stellenbosch is. Tweedens ondersoek ek of daar statisties beduidende verskille in die aanvaardingsvlakke van verkragtingsmites op grond van geslag onder die studente van die Universiteit Stellenbosch is. Om hierdie twee navorsingsvrae te beantwoord, het ek 699 studente van die Universiteit Stellenbosch gevra om ʼn demografiese vraelys, die Updated Illinois Rape Myth Acceptance Scale en die Male Rape Myth Acceptance Scale, te antwoord. Ek het twee veelveranderlike ontledings van variansie gedoen om bloot te lê of daar verskille in aanvaardingsvlakke van verkragtingsmites in my steekproef was en ook om te sien waar hierdie statisties beduidende verskille voorkom. Ek het eerstens statisties beduidende verskille (p < .001) in die aanvaardingsvlakke van verkragtingsmites tussen lede van manskoshuise en PSO’s en alle ander groepe gevind, asook tussen lede van vrouekoshuise en PSO’s en alle ander groepe. Ek het ook statisties beduidende verskille (p < .001) in die aanvaardingsvlakke van verkragtingsmites gevind tussen lede van gemengde, mans- en vrouekoshuise en PSO’s en tussen niegeaffilieerde studente en lede van mans- en vroukoshuise en PSO’s. Geen verskille in die aanvaardingsvlakke van verkragtingsmites is gevind tussen niegeaffilieerde studente en lede van gemengde koshuise en PSO’s nie. Lede van manskoshuise en PSO’s het die hoogste vlakke van aanvaardingsvlakke van verkragtingsmites vertoon. Tweedens het ek statisties beduidende verskille (p < .001) in die aanvaardingsvlakke van verkragtingsmites gevind tussen mans- en vrouestudente en ook tussen mans en individue wat as buite die tweeledige genderbegrip identifiseer. My data dui aan dat mans studente op Stellenbosch Universiteit hoër vlakke van aanvaardingsvlakke van verkragtingsmites aandui. Masters 2023-03-03T15:43:12Z 2023-05-18T07:10:59Z 2023-03-03T15:43:12Z 2023-05-18T07:10:59Z 2023-03 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/127230 en_ZA en_ZA Stellenbosch University ix, 110 pages : illustrations. application/pdf Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University |
| spellingShingle | Gender-based violence -- Stellenbosch (South Africa) Rape -- Public opinion -- Stellenbosch (South Africa) Student housing -- Stellenbosch (South Africa) Student movements -- Stellenbosch (South Africa) George, Kayla Karen George, Kayla Karen Differences in rape myth acceptance at Stellenbosch University |
| title | Differences in rape myth acceptance at Stellenbosch University |
| title_full | Differences in rape myth acceptance at Stellenbosch University |
| title_fullStr | Differences in rape myth acceptance at Stellenbosch University |
| title_full_unstemmed | Differences in rape myth acceptance at Stellenbosch University |
| title_short | Differences in rape myth acceptance at Stellenbosch University |
| title_sort | differences in rape myth acceptance at stellenbosch university |
| topic | Gender-based violence -- Stellenbosch (South Africa) Rape -- Public opinion -- Stellenbosch (South Africa) Student housing -- Stellenbosch (South Africa) Student movements -- Stellenbosch (South Africa) |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/127230 |
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