Shifting the Blame: How Narrative Framing, Coercive Strategies, and Rape Myth Acceptance Distort Perceptions of Sexual Assault and Fuel Victim Blame.

Pantxika Victoire Morlat, Maria Limniou, Isobel Phelps, Laurence Alison

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Article in Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland), 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Pantxika Victoire MorlatDepartment of Psychology, University of Liverpool, Liverpool L69 7ZA, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-7747-6547

Maria LimniouDepartment of Psychology, University of Liverpool, Liverpool L69 7ZA, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-6317-4038

Isobel PhelpsDepartment of Psychology, University of Liverpool, Liverpool L69 7ZA, UK.

Laurence AlisonDepartment of Psychology, University of Liverpool, Liverpool L69 7ZA, UK.

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Abstract

Previous research has shown that both victim intoxication and narrative framing can influence the levels of victim blame. However, far less attention has been paid to how coercive strategy and narrative framing may interact to shape victim-blaming judgements and perceptions of sexual assault. The present study addresses this gap by examining how combinations of coercive strategies (physical force versus alcohol facilitated), narrative framing (active versus passive), and rape myth acceptance (RMA) influence victim blame and the recognition of sexual assault. Participant gender and age were also assessed in relation to RMA and victim-blaming attitudes. A total of 202 participants aged 18-63 (78.7% of women, 21.3% of men,

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alcoholcoercionframingnarrativeperceptionphysical forcerape myth acceptancesexual assaultvictim blaming

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PMID42352872

DOI10.3390/bs16061039

PMCPMC13296153

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