To be fair, they are also apparently more likely to be victims of such than white men, but as we all know, people only care about who is doing it, not who it's done to (just look at all the feminists minimizing rape and abuse of men by saying that it's "other men doing it
" (which they aren't btw)), so why not spotlight the perpetration in this case as well.
The study in question:
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The researchers studied seven different samples that took part in other studies, the study itself being a secondary analysis of the answers these almost 4,000 people (college students and MTurk volunteers) gave. The questionnaires given in the original studies were standardized, if with some unique tweaks in some of the studies, and the answers given on the multiple-perpetrator (AKA gang rape) questions were quite consistent with the other answers, which suggests that the results are quite reliable.
The questions for perpetration were:
The results?
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2)
3)
4)
In regards to perpetration, there were rather consistent racial differences, with one specific sample turning out a gender difference going in very much the opposite direction than expected. Interestingly enough, this is exactly the way it went in the section where they studied victimization, with non-whites repeatedly more likely to be victims and only one sample showing a gender difference notable enough to point out, with women being more likely to be victims there:
You can tell that those weren't the results the researchers were expecting. Not just the differences going the other way once, but them not even showing up at all in most samples. All they could say about the minimal gender differences was that it probably just captured a very wide variety of acts, which, to be fair, it certainly did, and that it would probably be male dominated if they focused on larger scale or force-intensive assaults.
They had much more to say when it came to the racial differences, where they try explaining it with everything they thought of.
There's like four different excuses/explanations in that paragraph. "M-Maybe that gang rape is happening because of all the gang violence in those communities, or maybe it's just a sign of how close their bonds are due to their oppression, or maybe it's just trauma from racism, or maybe race is just showing up in place of something else, maybe they are just poor."
So yeah, overall a pretty good study. The minimal gender differences are a wilder finding than even I would've expected, and the best thing is, while this isn't exactly an overlooked or understudied topic, most research on MPSA (Multiple-Perpetrator Sexual Assault) focuses on specific aspects of it, like how it affects PTSD responses, how common it is among people with mental health problems, and so on. Broad research on overall quantity of it is quite lacking, which is why this study was made. The study they are constantly comparing this one with is from 1990 for example. A study like this, one of the few such broad and quantity-oriented studies in years, finding percentages and minimal differences like this makes me want to see more and more studies conducted on the topic, and makes me feel quite confident that the results might disappoint misandrists, feminists in general, and other such types.
" (which they aren't btw)), so why not spotlight the perpetration in this case as well.The study in question:
Exploring Measurement Strategies for Identifying Multiple-Perpetrator Sexual Violence: Higher Prevalence Rates Than Past Research - PMC
Prior research suggests that multiple-perpetrator sexual violence (e.g., gang rape) is very rare – reported by less than 2% of individuals. However, these estimates may be outdated and biased by measurement. The goal of this study was to explore the ...
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The researchers studied seven different samples that took part in other studies, the study itself being a secondary analysis of the answers these almost 4,000 people (college students and MTurk volunteers) gave. The questionnaires given in the original studies were standardized, if with some unique tweaks in some of the studies, and the answers given on the multiple-perpetrator (AKA gang rape) questions were quite consistent with the other answers, which suggests that the results are quite reliable.
The questions for perpetration were:
The results
?1)
2)
3)
4)
In regards to perpetration, there were rather consistent racial differences, with one specific sample turning out a gender difference going in very much the opposite direction than expected. Interestingly enough, this is exactly the way it went in the section where they studied victimization, with non-whites repeatedly more likely to be victims and only one sample showing a gender difference notable enough to point out, with women being more likely to be victims there:
You can tell that those weren't the results the researchers were expecting
. Not just the differences going the other way once, but them not even showing up at all in most samples. All they could say about the minimal gender differences was that it probably just captured a very wide variety of acts, which, to be fair, it certainly did, and that it would probably be male dominated if they focused on larger scale or force-intensive assaults.They had much more to say when it came to the racial differences, where they try explaining it with everything they thought of
.There's like four different excuses/explanations in that paragraph
. "M-Maybe that gang rape is happening because of all the gang violence in those communities, or maybe it's just a sign of how close their bonds are due to their oppression, or maybe it's just trauma from racism, or maybe race is just showing up in place of something else, maybe they are just poor."So yeah, overall a pretty good study. The minimal gender differences are a wilder finding than even I would've expected, and the best thing is, while this isn't exactly an overlooked or understudied topic, most research on MPSA (Multiple-Perpetrator Sexual Assault) focuses on specific aspects of it, like how it affects PTSD responses, how common it is among people with mental health problems, and so on. Broad research on overall quantity of it is quite lacking, which is why this study was made. The study they are constantly comparing this one with is from 1990 for example
. A study like this, one of the few such broad and quantity-oriented studies in years, finding percentages and minimal differences like this makes me want to see more and more studies conducted on the topic, and makes me feel quite confident that the results might disappoint misandrists, feminists in general, and other such types.
