The roles of independent self-construal and concerns for face on advising rape victims to report to police in Japanese and US college students

摘要

This study investigated differences in Japanese and U.S. college students' tendencies to advise a rape victim-whom they would consider to be their own sister-to seek help from police. It was found that U.S. participants tended to advise the victim to report the rape to the police more often than did Japanese participants. This difference was mediated by independent self-construal and moderated by concern for the victim's face. This study replicated, in a cross-cultural setting, others' findings that participants were less likely to advise victims to report a rape when the victim and offender were acquainted.