Prospective Changes in Attributions of Self-Blame and Social Reactions to Women's Disclosures of Adult Sexual Assault

被引:60
作者
Ullman, Sarah E. [1 ]
Najdowski, Cynthia J. [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Illinois, Dept Criminol Law & Justice, Chicago, IL 60607 USA
关键词
sexual assault; attributions; self-blame; social reactions; disclosure; revictimization; longitudinal study; POSTTRAUMATIC-STRESS-DISORDER; PTSD SYMPTOM SEVERITY; COPING STRATEGIES; PERCEIVED CONTROL; SUBSTANCE USE; RAPE VICTIMS; FEMALE VICTIMS; SUPPORT; REVICTIMIZATION; VICTIMIZATION;
D O I
10.1177/0886260510372940
中图分类号
DF [法律]; D9 [法律];
学科分类号
0301 ;
摘要
The present longitudinal study examined relationships between self-blame attributions and social reactions to disclosure in a community sample of adult sexual assault victims (N = 555). Cross-lagged panel analyses showed that neither characterological self-blame nor behavioral self-blame related to negative social reactions over the 1-year follow-up period. In contrast, characterological but not behavioral self-blame predicted fewer positive reactions over time. Although positive reactions did not reduce self-blame, negative reactions led to greater characterological, but not behavioral, self-blame during the course of the study. Thus, relationships between self-blame and social reactions were not reciprocal but rather quite complex. The effects of victims' coping strategies and sexual revictimization were also assessed.
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页码:1934 / 1962
页数:29
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