Fraternities as Settings for Sexual Assault: The Relationships of Traditional Masculine Norms Climates and Sexual Assault Attitudes

摘要

Relying on data collected from a single historically White college social men's fraternity (N = 2,691) represented at 77 higher education institutions in the United States and Canada, we utilized multilevel modeling to explore if collective chapter traditional masculine norm climates, as well as individual masculinity norm conformity, predicted the variance of members' endorsement of minimization, solidarity, survivor-blaming, and survivor support sexual assault attitudes. We also examined if these attitudes varied significantly between fraternity chapters. The findings indicate masculine norm climates and individual masculine norm conformity predict these attitudes. In addition, the results suggest that sexual assault attitudes vary between fraternity chapters. Public Significance Statement Sexual assault attitudes of fraternity men may vary between fraternity chapters. The collective power over women chapter climates of fraternity chapters was positively associated with attitudes that minimize sexual assault and blame survivors and negatively associated with survivor support.