All variables that were coded as ‘present’ within cases were summed to obtain a total score an independent t-test was used. All items in the list were coded dichotomously. We constructed a list of 187 variables based on our theory of fabricated rape. Participants, all female, in the experimental conditions were between the ages of 18 and 52 ( M = 28.0, SD = 10.6).
In the experimental condition women were invited to file a false allegation. The victims, all female, were between the ages of 17 and 53 ( M = 28.0, SD = 10.6). In the control condition likely true allegations were retrieved from criminal files. To study the difference between true and false allegations we used a quasi-experimental approach.
False allegations constitute a problem since they may cause harm.