Paper Title

Predictors of Long-Term Sexual Assault Trauma among a National Sample of Victimized College Women

Keywords

  • sexual assault
  • sexual assault trauma
  • long-term trauma
  • victimized college women
  • cognitive measures
  • mental health
  • anxiety depression
  • hierarchical multiple regression
  • cross-validation procedure
  • predictors of trauma
  • assault aftereffects
  • preassault factors
  • postassault impact
  • forcefulness of assault
  • relationship beliefs
  • higher education victims
  • psychological effects
  • trauma predictors
  • mental status
  • standardized measures
  • victim beliefs
  • national sample
  • assault severity
  • cognitive variables
  • college student trauma
  • ptsd
  • Sexual Assault
  • Sexual Violence
  • Consent Violation
  • Non-Consensual Acts
  • Rape
  • Coercion
  • Trauma
  • Psychological Impact
  • Perpetrator Behavior
  • Sexual Coercion
  • Rape Culture
  • Victim Blaming
  • Trauma Recovery
  • Survivor Support
  • Sexual Exploitation
  • Intimate Partner Violence
  • Relationship Violence
  • Victim Empowerment
  • Legal Protections
  • Sexual Abuse
  • Emotional Abuse
  • Abuse Recovery
  • Victim Advocacy
  • Consent Education
  • Rape Recovery
  • Sexual Misconduct
  • Trauma-Informed Care
  • Sexual Assault Prevention
  • Non-Consensual BDSM
  • Coercion in Relationships
  • Sexual Assault Laws
  • Victim Support Services
  • Restorative Justice
  • Safe Words
  • Psychological Trauma

Article Type

Research Article

Journal

Violence and Victims External link

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DOI

DOI Icon 10.1891/0886-6708.6.3.175

Publication Info

Volume: 6 | Issue: 3 | Pages: 175–190

Published On

January, 1991

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Abstract

Several multivariate studies have attempted to delineate the major predictors of longterm, sexual assault-induced aftereffects. The present study was an attempt to extend previous work by supplementing known preassault, assault, and postassault predictors of trauma with cognitive measures. The data were cross-sectional and included responses from 1,213 victims of sexual assault who were recruited from a national sample of higher education students. Utilizing hierarchical multiple regression analyses and a cross-validation procedure, the results suggested that the prior mental status of the victims, the forcefulness of the assaults, as well as two cognitive variables related to a victim’s beliefs about sex and relationships predicted victims’ scores on standardized measures of anxiety and depression.

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