Study: Attitudes toward women key in higher rates of sexual assault by athletes

An online study of male undergraduates shows that more than half of study participants on intercollegiate and recreational athletic teams — and more than one-third of non-athletes — reported engaging in sexual coercion, including rape. The increased risk of sexual coercion by athletes was linked to ‘traditional’ beliefs about women and a higher belief in rape ‘myths,’ which are used to justify sexual assault.
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