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A sample of 3,915 university students (70.8% female) completed the questionnaire. After an exploratory factor analysis, a confirmatory factor analysis tested the resulting four-factor structure of the Italian Subtle Rape Myth Acceptance (SRMA-IT) Scale (\u201cShe Asked for It\u201d; \u201cHe Didn\u2019t Mean To\u201d; \u201cIt Wasn\u2019t Really Rape\u201d; and \u201cShe Lied\u201d), consistent with McMahon and Farmer\u2019s initial hypothesis. The Italian validation did not include items related to intoxication. Internal consistency of the subscales was good (\u03b1 from .78 to .90). Convergent validity between all subscales and System Justification\u2013Gender was detected: A strong relationship was observed ( r is from .19 to .33; p &lt; .001). The independent-sample T test then showed that women accepted all four rape myths significantly less than men: Effect size is more than moderate for the myth \u201cShe Asked for It\u201d (Cohen\u2019s d = .60) and between small and moderate for the other myths ( d is from .35 to .42). Acceptance of rape myths is often associated with higher men\u2019s proclivity to rape and with tendency to raped women\u2019s double victimization (they can be not believed or blamed when they disclose the rape). 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