Keyword: «victimology»

The author deals with the subject matter of victimization as an integrative personality characteristic. Besides, the author analyzes the inner psychological mechanisms that give rise to victimization formation: socially conditioned personality characteristics, reflecting content and semantic programs of behaviour and activity; deflected constructs of self-concept.

The article is devoted to the analysis of 18–22 years old girls’ perception of potential rape victim’s stereotype image.