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Validating the Male Rape Myth Scale - Shortened Version (MRMS-SV): Examining Melanson’s original factorial structure among a large nationally representative sample of the UK

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Validating the Male Rape Myth Scale - Shortened Version (MRMS-SV): Examining Melanson’s original factorial structure among a large nationally representative sample of the UK. / Weare, Siobhan; Willmott, Dominic.
In: The Journal of Men’s Studies, 25.04.2025.

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Weare, S & Willmott, D 2025, 'Validating the Male Rape Myth Scale - Shortened Version (MRMS-SV): Examining Melanson’s original factorial structure among a large nationally representative sample of the UK', The Journal of Men’s Studies. https://doi.org/10.1177/10608265251338778

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Weare, S., & Willmott, D. (2025). Validating the Male Rape Myth Scale - Shortened Version (MRMS-SV): Examining Melanson’s original factorial structure among a large nationally representative sample of the UK. The Journal of Men’s Studies. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1177/10608265251338778

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Weare S, Willmott D. Validating the Male Rape Myth Scale - Shortened Version (MRMS-SV): Examining Melanson’s original factorial structure among a large nationally representative sample of the UK. The Journal of Men’s Studies. 2025 Apr 25. Epub 2025 Apr 25. doi: 10.1177/10608265251338778

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Weare, Siobhan ; Willmott, Dominic. / Validating the Male Rape Myth Scale - Shortened Version (MRMS-SV) : Examining Melanson’s original factorial structure among a large nationally representative sample of the UK. In: The Journal of Men’s Studies. 2025.

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