Date of Last Revision
2023-05-03 05:05:18
Major
Psychology
Degree Name
Bachelor of Arts
Date of Expected Graduation
Spring 2018
Abstract
With the influx of research into the "dark" personality traits, as well as the prevalence of sexual assault and rape, specifically on college campuses, it has become important to explore the possible relationships between the Dark Tetrad of personality (i.e., sub-clinical levels of narcissism, psychopathy, Machiavellianism, and sadism) and rape myth acceptance. This study was an extension of a prior study by Jonason, Girgis, and Milne-Home (2017) looking at these traits, without sadism, and rape myth acceptance. Positive relationships between each of the Dark Tetrad traits and each rape myth were found, with the strongest correlation being between sadism and the "It Wasn't Really Rape" rape myth. The Dark Tetrad as a whole was found to be a significant predictor for all subscales, except for the "He Didn't Do It" rape myth. This research adds to the wealth of research into dark personality traits and rape myths and provides a more compelling link between the two.
Research Sponsor
Dr. Tokar
First Reader
Dr. Kaut
Second Reader
Dr. Levant
Recommended Citation
Boland, Grace, "The Dark Tetrad and Rape Myth Acceptance" (2018). Williams Honors College, Honors Research Projects. 655.
https://ideaexchange.uakron.edu/honors_research_projects/655