ABSTRACT

With sexual violence prevention programs gaining traction in secondary schools, students’ attitudes toward sexual violence have begun to be measured more frequently. While these attitudes are measured as outcomes of prevention programs, students’ preexisting attitudes toward sexual violence shape how prevention programs are received by the students who participate in such programs. This quantitative study examines clusters of student attitudes within a single high school. Students in grades nine through 12 (N = 626) completed a survey measuring rape myth acceptance, hostile sexism and traditionalism, and empathy for survivors. Using K-Means cluster analysis, the authors identified five clusters of students by attitudes toward sexual violence: Progressive/Feminist, Rape Justifying Attitudes, Victim-Blaming Moderate, Perpetrator-Excusing Moderate, and Traditionalist. Implications of these findings for prevention programming are discussed.

摘要

随着性暴力预防项目在中学的普及，学生对性暴力的态度开始被更频繁地衡量。虽然这些态度被衡量为预防计划的结果，但学生对性暴力的先前态度决定了参与此类计划的学生如何接受预防计划。这项定量研究检查了一所高中内的学生态度集群。9 至 12 年级的学生 (N = 626) 完成了一项调查，衡量强奸神话的接受程度、敌对的性别歧视和传统主义，以及对幸存者的同情。使用 K-Means 聚类分析，作者根据对性暴力的态度确定了五组学生：进步/女权主义、强奸正当化态度、受害者-责备中度、施暴者-原谅中度、和传统主义者。讨论了这些发现对预防规划的影响。