Date Rape Attitudes, Rape Myths and Experiences with Sexual Violence Among Ivorian College Students.

• In Event: Sexual Harassment and Assault Among College Students

Abstract

Sexual violence is a global issue facing countries around the world. However, this problem is more common and prevalent in countries that have experienced protracted conflict over a period of time. A country like Ivory Coast that have experienced long term political instability spanning over a decade, which was marked by civil wars, rebellions and coup d’états, gender-based violence is a daily occurrence incident. The present study utilizes a cross-sectional methodological approach to explore the complex relationship between date rape attitudes, rape myths and sexual violence using data from Ivory Coast. Specific objectives were examining a bidimensional relationship between rape myths and date rape attitudes; testing direct and indirect effects of sexual violence on rape myths and date rape attitudes; and examining demographic differences in rape myths among students. Among other things, the results revealed a lack of a bidimensional relationship between date rape attitudes and rape myths.

Authors

• Francis Boateng, University of Mississippi

• Nabi Youla Doumbia, University Félix Houphouet-Boigny

• Bassey Kooffreh, University of Mississippi