Debowska, AgataBoduszek, DanielDhingra, KatieKola, SusannaMeller-Prunska, Alexandra2014-11-102014-11-102014-10-09Debowska, A., Boduszek, D., Dhingra, K., Kola, S., & Meller-Prunska, A. (2015). The role of psychopathy and exposure to violence in rape myth acceptance. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 30(15), 2751-2770. https://doi.org/10.1177/08862605145536350886-260510.1177/0886260514553635http://hdl.handle.net/10034/333898This is the author's PDF version of an article published in Journal of Interpersonal Violence© 2014. The definitive version is available at http:dx.doi.org/10.1177/0886260514553635The main aim of the present study was to specify and test a structural model to examine the relationships between four psychopathy dimensions (Interpersonal Manipulation, Callous Affect, Erratic Lifestyle, and Antisocial Behavior), childhood exposure to violence, and rape myth acceptance while controlling for gender, age, sample type (prisoner vs. non-prisoner), and relationship status. Participants were a sample of non-offending adults (n = 319) recruited from the University of Security in Poznan, and a sample of prisoners (n = 129) incarcerated in Stargard Szczecinski Prison. Results indicated that the model provided a good fit for the data, and that Callous Affect and childhood exposure to violence had a significant positive effect on attitudes toward rape and rape victims. Theoretical and practical implications of our findings are discussed.enArchived with thanks to Journal of Interpersonal Violencepsychopathyrape myth acceptanceexposure to violenceSelf-Report Psychopathy Scale (SRP-III)prisonersArticle1552-6518Journal of Interpersonal Violence