ABSTRACT

Rape Myth Acceptance (RMA) remains a persistent problem in rape and sexual assault cases. Several scholars (e.g. Mouilso, E. R., & Calhoun, K. S. (2013). The role of rape myth acceptance and psychopathy in sexual assault perpetration. Journal of Aggression, Maltreatment, and Trauma, 22(2), 159–174. https://doi.org/10.1080/10926771.2013.743937) discussed RMA as a cognitive distortion that constitutes a crucial link between psychopathy and rape perpetration. Research has indicated that empathy can help counteract bias and promote understanding and support for individuals who have experienced sexual violence (Batson, C. D., Polycarpou, M. P., Harmon-Jones, E., Imhoff, H. J., Mitchener, E. C., Bednar, L. L., Klein, T. R., & Highberger, L. (1997). Empathy and attitudes: Can feeling for a member of a stigmatized group improve feelings toward the group? Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 72(1), 105–118. https://doi.org/10.1037/0022-3514.72.1.105). The overall goal of this study was to experimentally assess the relationship between empathy priming, psychopathy, and RMA. Specifically, it aimed to examine whether psychopathic traits influence the relationship between empathy priming and RMA. The study included 518 participants from Ontario Tech University and the community. Results indicated that the amount of effort invested in the empathy priming task significantly reduced rape-supportive attitudes, but only when the participants had high levels of psychopathic personality traits. Limitations of the study and potential directions for future research are discussed.

PRACTICE IMPACT STATEMENT

The present research offers a unique perspective in understanding the efficiency of empathy priming on rape-supportive attitudes in individuals with high- and low-trait psychopathy. Additionally, it highlights the significance of active involvement and engagement in empathy-based sexual assault prevention programmes, particularly when targeting individuals with high psychopathic traits.

中文翻译：

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共情启动对具有反社会/精神病特征的强奸神话接受量表的影响

摘要

接受强奸神话（RMA）仍然是强奸和性侵犯案件中长期存在的问题。一些学者（例如 Mouilso, ER 和 Calhoun, KS (2013)。强奸神话接受和精神病在性侵犯实施中的作用。侵略、虐待和创伤杂志，22(2), 159–174。https://doi.org/10.1080/10926771.2013.743937）将 RMA 讨论为一种认知扭曲，构成精神病与强奸犯罪之间的重要联系。研究表明，同理心有助于消除偏见，促进对经历过性暴力的个人的理解和支持（Batson, CD, Polycarpou, MP, Harmon-Jones, E., Imhoff, HJ, Mitchener, EC, Bednar, LL, Klein , TR, & Highberger, L. (1997). 同理心和态度：对受污名群体成员的感情能否改善对该群体的感情？人格与社会心理学杂志，72(1), 105–118。https://doi.org/10.1037/0022-3514.72.1.105）。本研究的总体目标是通过实验评估同理心启动、精神病态和 RMA 之间的关系。具体来说，它旨在研究精神病态特征是否影响同理心启动和 RMA 之间的关系。该研究包括来自安大略理工大学和社区的 518 名参与者。结果表明，在同理心启动任务上投入的精力显着降低了对强奸的支持态度，但前提是参与者具有高水平的精神病态人格特征。讨论了该研究的局限性和未来研究的潜在方向。

实践影响声明

本研究提供了一个独特的视角，以了解高和低特质精神病患者的同理心启动对强奸支持态度的效率。此外，它还强调了积极参与基于同理心的性侵犯预防计划的重要性，特别是在针对具有高度精神病特征的个人时。