Table 3 Regression of associations among rape myths acceptance, gender, educational attainment, victim blaming, prior history of sexual victimization, and support for friends experiencing sexual assault on attitudes towards rape victims
| Â | Â | Attitudes towards rape victims | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Variables | n (%) | R2 | AR2 | ß [95% CI] |
Rape myths acceptance | ||||
Low | 202 (39.45) | .00 | .00 | .03 [- 0.88, 4.41] |
High | 310 (60.45) | Â | Â | Reference |
Gender | ||||
Female | 312 (60.93) | .01 | .01 | 0.11* [3.49, 9.03] |
Male | 200 (39.06) | Â | Â | Reference |
Educational attainment | ||||
Graduate level and above | 460 (89.84) | .02 | .01 | 0.14* [3.48, 7.60] |
Below graduation | 52 (10.16) | Â | Â | Reference |
Victim blaming | ||||
No | 241 (47.07) | .02 | .02 | 0.16* [4.77, 9.37] |
Yes | 271 (52.93) | Â | Â | Reference |
Prior history of sexual victimization | ||||
Yes | 145 (28.32) | .01 | .01 | 0.13* [6.40, 14.38] |
No | 367(71.67) | Â | Â | Reference |
Offering support to those who experienced sexual assault | ||||
Yes | 298 (58.20) | .01 | .01 | 0.15* [6.40, 14.38] |
No | 214 (41.79) | Â | Â | Reference |
Religious orientation | ||||
Liberal | 345 (67.38) | .01 | .01 | 0.12* [6.40, 14.38] |
Conservative | 167 (32.61) | Â | Â | Reference |