Medical Students' Attitudes about Female Rape Victims.

Best, Connie L.; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ507931

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1992

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Medical Students' Attitudes about Female Rape Victims.

Best, Connie L.; And Others

Journal of Interpersonal Violence, v7 n2 p175-88 Jun 1992

Examined influence of assault and participant characteristics on medical students' attitudes toward rape and nonsexual-assault victims. First- and third-year students read narratives of three types of assault patients. Female students revealed more favorable attitudes toward victims than did males. Implications for service delivery to rape victims are discussed. (RJM)

Descriptors: Attitudes, Empathy, Females, Identification (Psychology), Influences, Males, Medical Students, Perspective Taking, Physicians, Psychological Patterns, Rape, Responses, Sexual Abuse, Student Attitudes, Victims of Crime

Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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