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Survivors’ Descriptions of Ideal Responses to Their Disclosure of Sexual Violence
Bibliographic Data
The purpose of this qualitative research study was to explore how survivors' perceptions of social reactions received upon disclosure of sexual assault varied by type of disclosure recipient. Survivors ( n = 37) reported disclosing experiences of sexual violence in-person or online and in-person. The research team used applied thematic analysis to investigate how survivors' perceptions of social reactions varied by the type of disclosure recipient. Participants shared social reactions received from family, friends, partners, providers, law enforcement, educators, and general acquaintances. Participants described the reactions they received as helpful, harmful, or ambivalent. Future research studies and clinical recommendations are discussed
Computer security · Criminology · Ideal (ethics · Injury prevention · Medical emergency · Poison control · Political science · Sexual violence · Suicide prevention · Computer Science · Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis · Gender Roles and Identity Studies · Human Factors and Ergonomics · Medicine · Psychology · Sexual Assault and Victimization Studies
Applied Thematic Analysis
Correlates of Formal and Informal Support Seeking in Sexual Assault Victims
Sexual assault victimization and psychopathology
Social reactions to disclosure of interpersonal violence and psychopathology
Alcohol and sexual assault victimization
Reliability and Validity of the Sexual Experiences Survey–Short Forms Victimization and Perpetration
The Sexual Victimization of College Women
Social Reactions to Rape Victims
Lifetime Economic Burden of Rape Among U.S. Adults
Talking about sexual assault
Reporting Sexual Victimization To The Police And Others
Campus and College Victim Responses to Sexual Assault and Dating Violence
Risk for Mental Disorders Associated With Sexual Assault
Campus Sexual Assault
Rape Survivors' Experiences With the Legal and Medical Systems
To Whom Do College Women Confide Following Sexual Assault? A Prospective Study of Predictors of Sexual Assault Disclosure and Social Reactions
Social Reactions and Women’s Decisions to Report Sexual Assault to Law Enforcement
Psychological Consequences Associated With Positive and Negative Responses to Disclosure of Sexual Assault Among College Women
Rape Disclosure and Depression Among Community Women
Social Reactions to Sexual Assault Disclosure
Barriers to Reporting Sexual Violence
Women’s disclosure of dating violence
Victim Motivations for Disclosing Unwanted Sexual Experiences and Partner Abuse
Sexual Orientation, Race, and Trauma as Predictors of Sexual Assault Recovery
Healing or Hurtful
Deciding Whom to Tell
Revising the SES
Psychometric Characteristics of the Social Reactions Questionnaire
Disclosing Sexual Assault Within Social Networks
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