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March 31, 2026Journal of Interpersonal Violence

Reducing Rape Myth Acceptance Through Educational Debunking

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EKEllen Katharina KreuerCBCharlotte A. BückenHOHenry Otgaar

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Overview

Educational intervention reduces rape myth acceptance in participants, suggesting effective ways to challenge societal narratives.

Key Points

  • The aim is to evaluate if an educational intervention can effectively reduce rape myth acceptance.
  • Participants completed a pre-test evaluating agreement with rape myth statements.
  • Random assignment to either an educational intervention group or a control group.
  • The intervention group received myth-debunking information, while the control group received unrelated content.
  • Rape myth acceptance was reassessed immediately after and two weeks after the intervention.
  • Participants in the intervention group showed a significant reduction in RMA scores immediately after the intervention.
  • At follow-up, RMA scores remained lower in the intervention group compared to the control group.

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Kreuer et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69cb6556e6a8c024954b9864https://doi.org/10.1177/08862605261429561
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