TY - JOUR
T1 - Effects of violence against women in popular crime dramas on viewers' attitudes related to sexual violence
AU - Lee, Moon J.
AU - Hust, Stacey
AU - Zhang, Lingling
AU - Zhang, Yunying
PY - 2010
Y1 - 2010
N2 - In a posttest-only group experimental design, 176 college undergraduates (80 male, 96 female) watched TV crime drama scenes, which included either sexual or physical violence against women, to determine the effects of crime dramas on enjoyment, gender stereotypes, acceptance of the objectification of women, and rape myth acceptance. Male participants who watched sexual violence clips expressed less support for traditional gender stereotypes. There were no significant condition effects for the remaining outcome measures among the male participants except that they perceived the physical violence clips to be the most enjoyable. Results for female participants were mixed. Implications are discussed within the frameworks of social cognitive theory and the potential benefits of well-designed crime dramas to address sexual violence against women.
AB - In a posttest-only group experimental design, 176 college undergraduates (80 male, 96 female) watched TV crime drama scenes, which included either sexual or physical violence against women, to determine the effects of crime dramas on enjoyment, gender stereotypes, acceptance of the objectification of women, and rape myth acceptance. Male participants who watched sexual violence clips expressed less support for traditional gender stereotypes. There were no significant condition effects for the remaining outcome measures among the male participants except that they perceived the physical violence clips to be the most enjoyable. Results for female participants were mixed. Implications are discussed within the frameworks of social cognitive theory and the potential benefits of well-designed crime dramas to address sexual violence against women.
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U2 - 10.1080/15205430903531440
DO - 10.1080/15205430903531440
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:78751622910
SN - 1520-5436
VL - 14
SP - 25
EP - 44
JO - Mass Communication and Society
JF - Mass Communication and Society
IS - 1
ER -