Association between sexual violence and depression is mediated by perceived social support among female university students in the kingdom of Eswatini

Datos Bibliográficos

ID15375741
AutoresRebecca Fielding-Miller (0000-0002-5099-0589, Human Longevity (United States), autor de correspondencia), Lotus Mcdougal (0000-0002-3002-0489, Center for Health and Gender Equity), Elizabeth Frost (0000-0002-0034-9582, University of California San Diego), Sakhile Masuku (0000-0002-0622-7834, University of Eswatini), Fortunate Shabalala (0000-0003-3019-4865, University of Eswatini)
Año2024
Volumen24
Número1
Páginas2526-2526
Fecha de publicación2024-09-17
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaBMC Public Health (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1471-2458 • E-ISSN: 1471-2458
EditorialBioMed Central (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1186/s12889-024-20040-8
PMID39289704
OpenAlexW4402602633
IdiomaEN
Referencias citadas49

Sexualized street harassment is associated with increased depressive symptomology for nearly all women, however the effects are especially pronounced for women who have previous experiences of sexual violence. Sexualized street harassment functions as a tool to maintain gendered power hierarchies by reminding women of ongoing threat of sexual violence even in public spaces. Social support and solidarity among women is a potentially important source of resiliency against the physical and mental harms of all forms of gender based violence

Criminology · Depression (economics · Environmental health · Harassment · Injury prevention · Medical emergency · Mental health · Poison control · Population · Psychiatry · Sexual violence · Suicide prevention · Clinical Psychology · Gender, Security, and Conflict · Intimate Partner and Family Violence · Medicine · Psychology · Sexual Assault and Victimization Studies · Social Psychology