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The attitudes toward rape victims scale: Reliability and validity in a chinese context

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Two studies were conducted to assess the cross-cultural applicability of Ward's Attitudes toward Rape Victims Scale (ARVS). In the first study, 202 Chinese college students took the ARVS, the Attitudes toward Women Scale, and the Traditionality-Modernity Factor Scale. Reliability and convergent validity were established for ARVS. In the second study, construct validity of the ARVS was further examined, using the known-group method. The scores of four professional groups were compared. Consistent with previous studies, women showed significantly more favorable attitudes toward the rape victims than men. The findings generally suggest that the ARVS is promising in further cross-cultural research and application.

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  1. Psychology Department, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, NT, Hong Kong

    Hing-chu B. Lee & Fanny M. Cheung

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This study has been supported by a grant from the United Board for Christian Higher Education.

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Lee, Hc.B., Cheung, F.M. The attitudes toward rape victims scale: Reliability and validity in a chinese context. Sex Roles 24, 599–603 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00288416

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