Perpetrator characteristics and blame attributions in a stranger rape situation

Both real-life events and research show that rape victims are sometimes blamed for their victimization. The effect of perpetrator characteristics on victim blaming has rarely been studied. In an experiment using a community sample (N = 161), we investigated the effect of the perpetrator's previ...

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Main Authors: Leif A. Strömwall, Sara Landström, Helen Alfredsson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedad Española de Psicología Jurídica y Forense 2014-07-01
Series:European Journal of Psychology Applied to Legal Context
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Online Access:http://ejpalc.elsevier.es/en/perpetrator-characteristics-and-blame-attributions/articulo/90333499/