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  • Title: Victim blame and the disinhibition of sexual arousal to rape vignettes.
    Author: Sundberg SL, Barbaree HE, Marshall WL.
    Journal: Violence Vict; 1991; 6(2):103-20. PubMed ID: 1742238.
    Abstract:
    The present study examined the effects of differing levels of victim blame on the sexual arousal of males to rape vignettes. In the first experiment, a between-subjects experimental design was used to compare four groups of eight university males for their erectile responses to vignettes rated as low, medium, and high along a victim blame continuum. All groups found a consenting vignette more arousing than a nonconsenting vignette, however, this difference was significantly smaller for subjects in the high blame condition compared to the low and medium blame conditions. A second experiment supported the disinhibiting effect of the high victim blame manipulation using 12 university males in a within-subjects experimental design. The disinhibiting influence of victim blame on male sexual arousal to rape cues was discussed in relation to our broader understanding of sexual assault.
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