The study aimed to validate the Italian version of the Measure for Assessing Subtle Rape Myths developed by McMahon and Farmer. A sample of 3,915 university students (70.8% female) completed the questionnaire. After an exploratory factor analysis, a confirmatory factor analysis tested the resulting four-factor structure of the Italian Subtle Rape Myth Acceptance (SRMA-IT) Scale (“She Asked for It”; “He Didn’t Mean To”; “It Wasn’t Really Rape”; and “She Lied”), consistent with McMahon and Farmer’s initial hypothesis. The Italian validation did not include items related to intoxication. Internal consistency of the subscales was good (α from .78 to .90). Convergent validity between all subscales and System Justification–Gender was detected: A strong relationship was observed (r is from .19 to .33; p < .001). The independent-sample T test then showed that women accepted all four rape myths significantly less than men: Effect size is more than moderate for the myth “She Asked for It” (Cohen’s d = .60) and between small and moderate for the other myths (d is from .35 to .42). Acceptance of rape myths is often associated with higher men’s proclivity to rape and with tendency to raped women’s double victimization (they can be not believed or blamed when they disclose the rape). Having a validated instrument to measure rape myth acceptance can enhance empirical research on this topic and help to develop interventions of prevention both for men in the society and for the first responders to disclosures, also sustaining a culture of respect and of contrast to violence.

该研究旨在验证由 McMahon 和 Farmer 开发的意大利版《评估微妙强奸神话的措施》。3,915 名大学生（70.8% 为女性）样本完成了问卷调查。在进行探索性因素分析后，验证性因素分析测试了意大利微妙强奸神话接受 (SRMA-IT) 量表的四因素结构（“她要求”；“他不是故意的”；“这是't really Rape”；和“She Lied”），这与 McMahon 和 Farmer 的最初假设一致。意大利的验证不包括与中毒有关的项目。分量表的内部一致性良好（α 从 0.78 到 0.90）。检测到所有分量表和系统合理性之间的收敛效度——性别：观察到强相关性（r从 0.19 到 0.33；p< .001)。然后，独立样本T检验表明，女性接受所有四种强奸神话的程度明显低于男性：神话“她要求它”（科恩的d = .60）的影响大小超过中等，而另一个则介于小和中等之间神话（d从 0.35 到 0.42）。接受强奸神话通常与较高的男性强奸倾向和被强奸女性的双重受害倾向有关（当他们披露强奸时，他们不能被相信或指责）。拥有一个经过验证的工具来衡量强奸神话的接受程度可以加强对该主题的实证研究，并有助于为社会中的男性和披露的第一响应者制定预防干预措施，同时维持尊重和反对暴力的文化。