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Sexism, rape myths and feminist identification explain gender differences in attitudes toward the #metoo social media campaign in two countries

Jonas R. KunstDepartment of Psychology, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway;Department of Psychology, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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April BaileyDepartment of Psychology, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, USAORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-9427-8542View further author information
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Claire PrendergastDepartment of Psychology, University of Oslo, Oslo, NorwayView further author information
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Aleksander GundersenDepartment of Psychology, University of Oslo, Oslo, NorwayView further author information
Pages 818-843 | Published online: 25 Oct 2018

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