Sexual Victimization History, Depression, and Task Physiology as Predictors of Sexual Revictimization

2014 ◽  
Vol 30 (4) ◽  
pp. 622-639 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jonathan C. Waldron ◽  
Laura C. Wilson ◽  
Michelle A. Patriquin ◽  
Angela Scarpa
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Victimization ◽  
Sexual Revictimization ◽  
Victimization History ◽  
And Task

Sexual victimization history predicts academic performance in college women.

2016 ◽  
Vol 63 (6) ◽  
pp. 685-692 ◽  
Author(s):  
Majel R. Baker ◽  
Patricia A. Frazier ◽  
Christiaan Greer ◽  
Jacob A. Paulsen ◽  
Kelli Howard ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Academic Performance ◽  
College Women ◽  
Sexual Victimization ◽  
Victimization History

Women’s Response Performance in Sexually Risky Situations: Associations With Disinhibited Sex-Related Alcohol Expectancies

2021 ◽  
pp. 088626052110163
Author(s):  
Kristen N. Vitek ◽  
Elizabeth A. Yeater
Keyword(s):  
Psychological Distress ◽  
Sexual Victimization ◽  
Sexual Experience ◽  
Alcohol Expectancies ◽  
Research Area ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Social Situations ◽  
Response Performance ◽  
Alcohol Related Problems ◽  
Victimization History

This study evaluated the effects of sexual victimization history, alcohol-related problems, psychological distress, and disinhibited sex-related alcohol expectancies on the effectiveness of women’s response performance in hypothetical social situations depicting risk for sexual victimization. Two hundred and forty-five undergraduate women first listened to audiotaped descriptions of the hypothetical social situations and imagined that they were the woman depicted in each scenario. They then were given a response to each situation deemed in prior work by experts in the sexual victimization research area to be effective at reducing risk for sexual victimization and asked to provide each response verbally while being videotaped. Participants then completed measures assessing prior victimization history, alcohol-related problems, psychological distress, and disinhibited sex-related alcohol expectancies. Experts in the sexual violence research area rated participants’ responses with respect to how effective each response was in decreasing their risk for having an unwanted sexual experience, defined as an experience in which the woman may be verbally or physically coerced into having a sexual contact of any kind with a man. Structural equation modeling analyses revealed that disinhibited sex-related alcohol expectancies were associated positively with women’s response performance, indicating that women who endorsed greater disinhibited sex-related alcohol expectancies provided more effective responses to risky hypothetical situations. Findings suggest possible interventions aimed at reducing women’s risk of sexual victimization.

Respondents’ Experiences of Completing a Retrospective Web-Based, Sexual Trauma Survey: Does a History of Sexual Victimization Equate With Risk for Harm?

2012 ◽  
Vol 27 (6) ◽  
pp. 991-1004 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nadia M. Wager
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Victimization ◽  
Research Participation ◽  
Sexual Revictimization ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Personal Benefit ◽  
History Of ◽  
Original Survey ◽  
Qualitative Responses ◽  
The Impact

This study investigated respondents’ experiences of completing a retrospective web-based survey exploring sexual revictimization. The original survey provided a link to a separate mixed-methods survey assessing the impact of participation. Of the original 481 respondents, 234 completed this follow-up survey. Eighty percent were female and 52% reported histories of sexual victimization (SV). Newman, Willard, Sinclair, and Kaloupek’s (2001) Reactions to Research Participation Questionnaire was adapted to suit this web-based design, and several open-ended questions were included. The statistical analysis revealed that those who experienced SV reported higher levels of distress and personal benefit and were less likely to be inconvenienced by participation. However, higher levels of benefit did not always compensate for greater levels of distress, particularly for those with more recent and more extensive histories of SV. The thematic analysis of the qualitative responses is discussed and suggestions are offered for the design of more ethically sensitive research protocols and practices.

Alcohol and Substance Use Disorders as Predictors of Child to Adult Sexual Revictimization in a Sample of Community Women

2002 ◽  
Vol 17 (3) ◽  
pp. 319-340 ◽  
Author(s):  
Terri L. Messman-Moore ◽  
Patricia J. Long
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Substance Abuse ◽  
Substance Use ◽  
Substance Use Disorders ◽  
Sexual Victimization ◽  
Use Of Force ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Sexual Revictimization ◽  
Verbal Coercion ◽  
Different Types

Alcohol- and substance-related diagnoses were examined as factors in child to adult sexual revictimization. Three hundred community women completed interviews and self-report instruments to obtain information regarding victimization and to diagnose substance use disorders (alcohol and substance abuse/dependence). Childhood sexual abuse (CSA) survivors were more likely than nonvictims to meet criteria for both substance use disorders and to report rape (e.g., unwanted intercourse due to threat or use of force, or due to the inability to consent due to the respondent’s alcohol or drug use) and coerced intercourse (e.g., unwanted intercourse due to verbal coercion or misuse of authority by the perpetrator) by acquaintances, strangers, and husbands. In general, both CSA and substance use disorders were predictive of adult sexual victimization, but there were no significant interactions between these factors. Overall, substance use disorders were related to rape for all women; this relationship was not unique to CSA survivors. Alcohol- and substance-related diagnoses predicted rape by all three types of perpetrators, but CSA was predictive of rape only by acquaintances and strangers and not husbands. In contrast, CSA predicted coerced intercourse by all three perpetrators, while alcohol- and substance-related diagnoses predicted coerced intercourse by acquaintances and strangers, but not husbands. Results highlight the need to continue the study of revictimization of CSA survivors, including examination of both rape and sexually coercive experiences by different types of perpetrators. Findings support continued research of substance use disorders as risk factors for sexual victimization among all women.

The Effect of Hypervigilance on the Relationship Between Sexual Victimization and Gait

2017 ◽  
Vol 35 (19-20) ◽  
pp. 4061-4082 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lindsay Fulham ◽  
Angela S. Book ◽  
Julie Blais ◽  
Mary B. Ritchie ◽  
Nathalie Y. Gauthier ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Adaptive Response ◽  
Sexual Victimization ◽  
The Other ◽  
Violent Victimization ◽  
Perceived Vulnerability ◽  
Within Subjects ◽  
History Of ◽  
Perceived Impact ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Victimization History

Two studies investigated the relationship between hypervigilance, vulnerable gait cues, and a history of sexual victimization. In Study 1 ( N = 130), gait was coded for traits relating to vulnerability where half of the sample was unaware of being videotaped (Unaware condition) and the other half was aware (Aware condition) to induce hypervigilance (between-subjects design). Gait was associated with a history of victimization, but only in the Unaware condition. A mediation analysis found that perceived impact of victimization mediated the association between victimization and vulnerable gait. In Study 2, female university students ( N = 62) were measured on their victimization history and hypervigilance. Walking styles of participants were coded for the presence of vulnerability cues in both an Unaware and Aware condition (within-subjects design). A regression analysis revealed an association between hypervigilance and a reduced change in walking style between the two conditions. More notably, hypervigilance was found to moderate the relationship between sexual victimization and vulnerable gait but not violent victimization and vulnerable gait. These results suggest that hypervigilance may be an adaptive response that reduces perceived vulnerability in sexually victimized women.

scholarly journals The association between childhood maltreatment, psychopathology, and adult sexual victimization in men and women: results from three independent samples

2015 ◽  
Vol 46 (3) ◽  
pp. 563-573 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. B. Werner ◽  
V. V. McCutcheon ◽  
M. Challa ◽  
A. Agrawal ◽  
M. T. Lynskey ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Childhood Maltreatment ◽  
Substance Dependence ◽  
Sexual Victimization ◽  
Adverse Outcomes ◽  
Continuous Measure ◽  
Factor Scores ◽  
Sexual Revictimization ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
Three Samples ◽  
The Impact

BackgroundChildhood maltreatment (CM) has consistently been linked with adverse outcomes including substance use disorders and adult sexual revictimization. Adult sexual victimization itself has been linked with psychopathology but has predominately been studied in women. The current investigation examines the impact of CM and co-occurring psychopathology on adult sexual victimization in men and women, replicating findings in three distinct samples.MethodWe investigated the association between continuous CM factor scores and adult sexual victimization in the Childhood Trauma Study (CTS) sample (N = 2564). We also examined the unique relationship between childhood sexual abuse (CSA) and adult sexual victimization while adjusting for co-occurring substance dependence and psychopathology. We replicated these analyses in two additional samples: the Comorbidity and Trauma Study (CATS; N = 1981) and the Australian Twin-Family Study of Alcohol Use Disorders (OZ-ALC; N = 1537).ResultsAnalyses revealed a significant association with CM factor scores and adult sexual victimization for both men and women across all three samples. The CSA factor score was strongly associated with adult sexual victimization after adjusting for substance dependence and psychopathology; higher odds ratios were observed in men (than women) consistently across the three samples.ConclusionsA continuous measure of CSA is independently associated with adult sexual trauma risk across samples in models that included commonly associated substance dependence and psychopathology as covariates. The strength of the association between this CSA measure and adult sexual victimization is higher in magnitude for men than women, pointing to the need for further investigation of sexual victimization in male community samples.

scholarly journals An Event-Level Investigation of Factors Associated With Young Women’s Experiences of Coerced Consensual Sex

2016 ◽  
Vol 35 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 384-402 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cynthia A. Stappenbeck ◽  
Jeanette Norris ◽  
Rhiana Wegner ◽  
Amanda E. B. Bryan ◽  
Kelly Cue Davis ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Victimization ◽  
Alcohol Intoxication ◽  
Sexual Experience ◽  
Estimating Equation ◽  
Equation Model ◽  
Level Data ◽  
Consensual Sex ◽  
Main Effects ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Victimization History

Little is known about instances of coerced consensual sex in which women report both that they consented to have sex and that their partner used coercive tactics (e.g., made threats) to get them to have sex when they did not want to. Yet, these experiences are frequently reported by young sexually active women. We examined the relationship between sexual victimization history and the woman’s level of alcohol intoxication in the likelihood of experiencing coerced consensual sex using event-level data collected over a 1-year period from 548 young adult nonproblem drinking women who engaged in sexual activity with men. Twenty percent ( n = 112) reported at least one incident of coerced consensual sex. A generalized estimating equation model revealed main effects of daily estimated blood alcohol content (eBAC) and sexual victimization severity. The more women increased their alcohol consumption above their own average and the more severe their sexual victimization history, the more likely they were to experience coerced consensual sex. Our findings highlight the fact that coercion and consent are not mutually exclusive in some situations and shed light on this important yet understudied coercive sexual experience.

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