Gender-Inclusive Version of the Illinois Rape Myth Acceptance Scale (GIIRMAS)

The Gender-Inclusive Version of the Illinois Rape Myth Acceptance Scale (GIIRMAS) is an 18-item measure that assesses rape myth acceptance. Its items are taken from the Illinois Rape Myth Acceptance Scale, but are adapted such that references to perpetrators and survivors are gender-inclusive (e.g., “they,” instead of “she”). It is intended to provide an assessment…

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Critically Conscious Bystander Scale (CCBS)

The Critically Conscious Bystander Scale (CCBS) is a 44-item measure that assesses bystander behavior to prevent sexual violence. It is intended to provide a broader assessment than comparable scales by measuring not just direct intervention in situations involving the immediate threat of sexual assault, but also direct intervention in situations involving sexual harassment and two…

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Rape Culture Inventory (RCI)

The Rape Culture Inventory (RCI) is an 82-item measure that assesses both personal endorsement and perceived peer support of the constructs proposed to underlie rape culture (i.e., conformity to traditional gender roles, sexism, adversarial sexual beliefs, hostility toward women, and acceptance of general violence). Its items come from well-established measures of each of these constructs,…

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