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Abstract
The 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.