PSYCHOLOGICAL OUTCOMES AMONG LESBIAN SEXUAL ASSAULT SURVIVORS: AN EXAMINATION OF THE ROLES OF INTERNALIZED HOMOPHOBIA AND EXPERIENTIAL AVOIDANCE

被引:36
作者
Gold, Sari D.
Dickstein, Benjamin D.
Marx, Brian P. [1 ,2 ]
Lexington, Jennifer M. [3 ]
机构
[1] VA Boston Healthcare Syst, Natl Ctr PTSD, Boston, MA 02130 USA
[2] Boston Univ, Sch Med, Boston, MA 02215 USA
[3] Univ Massachusetts, Univ Hlth Serv, Amherst, MA 01003 USA
关键词
POSTTRAUMATIC-STRESS-DISORDER; SELF-REPORTED CHILDHOOD; BISEXUAL ADULTS; GAY; PREVALENCE; ABUSE; THERAPY; VICTIMIZATION; EXPOSURE; TRAUMA;
D O I
10.1111/j.1471-6402.2008.01474.x
中图分类号
B84 [心理学];
学科分类号
04 ; 0402 ;
摘要
This study explored the relations among internalized homophobia (IH), experiential avoidance, and psychological symptom severity in a community sample of 72 lesbian sexual assault survivors. Results indicated that IH is associated with both experiential avoidance and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptom severity. In addition, experiential avoidance is related to both PTSD and depression symptom severity. Finally, experiential avoidance completely mediated the relation between IH and PTSD symptom severity. The implications of these findings are discussed and suggestions for future research are provided.
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页码:54 / 66
页数:13
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