Table 1.
Perpetrators’ Endorsement of Post-Assault Justifications (N = 183).
| Post-assault justification | Not at all % (n) | A little % (n) | Somewhat % (n) | Quite a bit % (n) | Very much % (n) | M | SD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. She had gotten you sexually aroused. | 11.5 (21) | 15.8 (29) | 17.5 (32) | 29.5 (54) | 25.7 (47) | 3.42 | 1.33 |
| 2. She led you on. | 32.8 (60) | 19.7 (36) | 21.9 (40) | 16.9 (31) | 8.7 (16) | 2.49 | 1.33 |
| 3. The woman was responsible. | 23.0 (42) | 26.8 (49) | 31.7 (58) | 16.4 (30) | 2.2 (4) | 2.48 | 1.08 |
| 4. You thought she’d enjoy it once it started. | 33.9 (62) | 25.7 (47) | 14.2 (26) | 14.2 (26) | 12.0 (22) | 2.45 | 1.39 |
| 5. You thought she was just playing hard to get. | 53.6 (98) | 16.9 (31) | 15.8 (29) | 8.2 (15) | 5.5 (10) | 1.95 | 1.23 |
| 6. You learned that women can’t be trusted. | 54.1 (99) | 19.1 (35) | 13.1 (24) | 8.2 (15) | 5.5 (10) | 1.92 | 1.22 |
| 7. You thought she wanted to have “rough sex” with you. | 67.2 (123) | 13.1 (24) | 10.4 (19) | 5.5 (10) | 3.8 (7) | 1.66 | 1.11 |
| 8. You feel like she treated you unfairly. | 68.9 (126) | 13.7 (25) | 8.7 (16) | 3.8 (7) | 4.9 (9) | 1.62 | 1.11 |
| 9. You feel like she got what she deserved. | 83.0 (152) | 6.6 (12) | 5.5 (10) | 2.7 (5) | 2.2 (4) | 1.35 | 0.87 |
| 10. You felt like she owed you. | 77.0 (141) | 14.8 (27) | 4.9 (9) | 3.3 (6) | 0.0 (0) | 1.34 | 0.72 |