A Pilot Evaluation of an Intervention to Improve Social Reactions to Sexual and Partner Violence Disclosures

被引:49
作者
Edwards, Katie M. [1 ]
Waterman, Emily A. [2 ]
Ullman, Sarah E. [3 ,4 ]
Rodriguez, Lindsey M. [5 ]
Dardis, Christina M. [6 ]
Dworkin, Emily R. [7 ]
机构
[1] Univ Nebraska, Nebraska Ctr Res Children Youth Families & Sch, Educ Psychol & Fac, Lincoln, NE 68583 USA
[2] Univ Nebraska, Nebraska Ctr Res Children Youth Families & Sch, Lincoln, NE 68583 USA
[3] Univ Illinois, Criminol Law & Justice, Chicago, IL USA
[4] Univ Illinois, Psychol, Chicago, IL USA
[5] Univ S Florida, Tampa, FL USA
[6] Towson Univ, Towson, MD USA
[7] Univ Washington, Sch Med, Seattle, WA USA
关键词
disclosure of domestic violence; sexual assault; dating violence; domestic violence; SELF-BLAME; REACTIONS QUESTIONNAIRE; ASSAULT DISCLOSURE; COPING STRATEGIES; SUPPORT; IMPACT; SURVIVORS; VICTIMS; ALCOHOL; VICTIMIZATION;
D O I
10.1177/0886260520934437
中图分类号
DF [法律]; D9 [法律];
学科分类号
0301 ;
摘要
The purpose of this study was to evaluate an intervention (Supporting Survivors and Self[SSS]) created to increase positive social reactions and decrease negative social reactions to sexual assault and partner violence disclosures among informal support disclosure recipients. Participants were 1,268 college students from a medium-sized New England university who completed an online baseline survey and were assigned to either the treatment or control condition. The SSS intervention trained potential informal supports on what to say and not to say to disclosure recipients. Six months after the SSS intervention, participants in both conditions completed the follow-up survey online. Although intentions to provide positive social reactions significantly increased among participants in the treatment group compared with the control group and there were marginally significant effects in the anticipated directions for alcohol-specific intended social reactions, no overall difference was observed across conditions in actual social reactions provided. Moderation analyses suggested that, in general, the SSS intervention was more effective on various outcomes for students who were younger, male, non-White, sexual minorities, and/or non-victims. Moderation analyses also suggested that the intervention varied in efficacy depending on the circumstances of the disclosure. Despite the mixed outcomes of the SSS intervention, these data suggest that the SSS intervention was effective in improving social reactions for some students and under some circumstances. Future research is needed to further refine the SSS intervention to bolster its effectiveness in reducing negative social reactions and increasing positive social reactions for all students.
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页码:2510 / 2534
页数:25
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