Acute Stress Symptoms After Forcible and Substance-Involved Rapes

Datos Bibliográficos

ID12005484
AutoresAnna E Jaffe (0000-0001-8679-7564, University of Washington, autor de correspondencia), Christine K Hahn (0000-0002-5877-5162, Medical University of South Carolina), Amanda K Gilmore (0000-0002-5376-9206, Medical University of South Carolina)
Año2019
Volumen43
Número4
Páginas485-493
Fecha de publicación2019-05-07
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaPsychology of Women Quarterly (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0361-6843 • E-ISSN: 1471-6402
EditorialSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/0361684319845099
PMID31889739
OpenAlexW2944791478
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas1
Referencias citadas40

In the early aftermath of a sexual assault, survivors often experience symptoms of distress including reexperiencing, avoidance, and hyperarousal symptoms. However, less is known about associations between rape characteristics and the nature of early reactions. We designed the current study to examine the unique and combined associations between force and substances during rape on acute stress symptoms. Participants were 56 women (ages 18 to 58) who completed a sexual assault medical forensic exam in the emergency department within 120 hours of the rape and then completed a follow-up clinical phone screening within 30 days of the forensic exam. Follow-up assessments included characteristics of the recent rape (force, substances), history of prior sexual assault, demographics, and symptoms of acute stress. Multivariate regression analyses revealed that, after controlling for prior sexual assault, sexual orientation, and race/ethnicity, there were no significant differences on any symptom cluster by rape type. However, this study involved a small, difficult-to-reach sample and, therefore, was only powered to detect large effect sizes. We encourage more research examining potentially unique, early symptom presentations for substance-involved rapes

Demographics · Distress · Ethnic group · Injury prevention · Medical emergency · Poison control · Psychiatry · Sexual assault · Sexual orientation · Suicide prevention · Child Abuse and Trauma · Clinical Psychology · Demography · Gender, Security, and Conflict · Medicine · Psychology · Sexual Assault and Victimization Studies · Social Psychology