Racial disparities in perceptions of sexual assault incidents have largely focused on male-perpetrated violence against women. However, in some contexts such as college sports, sexual victimization of men may disproportionately impact racial minorities. Therefore, it is necessary to examine sexual assault in these contexts. Using a 2 × 2 factorial survey experimental design with vignettes pertaining to a collegiate athlete sexual assault scenario involving two male student-athletes, we examined perceptions of (1) racial differences in offender motivation, (2) racial differences in victim culpability, and (3) racial differences in preferred sanctions. Compared to the White-White scenario, participants in the Black-Black scenario perceived the perpetrator to be less motivated by power and control or mental health/bad upbringing. Black victims of White-perpetrated sexual assault were perceived as more able to offer physical resistance and therefore partially culpable for the incident. Finally, participants were more punitive for the scenarios involving Black offenders, especially when the victim was White. Participants were harsher in their preferences for both university sanctions and criminal justice sanctions, with the Black-White scenario producing a greater likelihood of recommending expulsion and incarceration. We discuss the implications of our findings for understanding racial disparities in sexual assault generally, as well as for college student-athlete contexts.

对性侵犯事件看法的种族差异主要集中在男性对女性实施的暴力行为上。然而，在某些情况下，例如大学体育运动，男性的性受害可能会对少数族裔产生不成比例的影响。因此，有必要审查这些背景下的性侵犯。使用 2 × 2 析因调查实验设计，其中涉及涉及两名男学生运动员的大学运动员性侵犯场景，我们检查了对以下方面的看法：(1) 犯罪动机的种族差异，(2) 受害者罪责的种族差异，以及 ( 3）优先制裁的种族差异。与白人-白人情景相比，黑人-黑人情景的参与者认为犯罪者不太受权力和控制或心理健康/不良教养的激励。白人性侵犯的黑人受害者被认为更有能力进行身体抵抗，因此对这一事件负有部分责任。最后，参与者对涉及黑人犯罪者的场景更加惩罚，尤其是当受害者是白人时。参与者对大学制裁和刑事司法制裁的偏好更为严厉，黑白情景更有可能建议开除和监禁。我们讨论了我们的研究结果对于理解性侵犯中的种族差异以及大学生运动员背景的影响。参与者对涉及黑人犯罪者的场景更加惩罚，尤其是当受害者是白人时。参与者对大学制裁和刑事司法制裁的偏好更为严厉，黑白情景更有可能建议开除和监禁。我们讨论了我们的研究结果对于理解性侵犯中的种族差异以及大学生运动员背景的影响。参与者对涉及黑人犯罪者的场景更加惩罚，尤其是当受害者是白人时。参与者对大学制裁和刑事司法制裁的偏好更为严厉，黑白情景更有可能建议开除和监禁。我们讨论了我们的研究结果对于理解性侵犯中的种族差异以及大学生运动员背景的影响。