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December 4, 2025Behavioral Sciences & the Law

The Effect of Myth Education on Responses to Disclosures of Sexual Assault

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Overview

Education reduces rape myths but does not improve evaluations of sexual assault victims, indicating complexities in responses.

Key Points

  • Evaluations of sexual assault victims remained negative despite reduced myth endorsement and targeted consent education.
  • Participants receiving myth education showed decreased belief in rape myths in both studies examining evaluations of victims.
  • Analysis included two educational modules focusing on both rape and consent myths, yet victim evaluations showed minimal improvement.
  • These findings underscore the challenges in effectively improving responses to disclosures of sexual assault.

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Campbell Mowle (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6930dc78ea1aef094cca23a3https://doi.org/10.1002/bsl.70027
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