Body Dissatisfaction and Sexual Victimization Among College Women
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 13670848 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Robert E Billingham (Indiana University, corresponding author), Julia Lee Patterson |
| Year | 1998 |
| Volume | 82 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 907-907 |
| Publication date | 1998-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Psychological Reports (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0033-2941 • E-ISSN: 1558-691X |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.2466/pr0.82.3.907-911 |
| PMID | 9676501 |
| OpenAlex | W4237936159 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 10 |
109 white, never-married undergraduate women between the ages of 17 and 24 years completed both a Body Dissatisfaction scale and a sexual coercion scale. Analysis showed no over-all correlation between body-dissatisfaction scores and sexual victimization scores. Since the correlations were as anticipated, the lack of significance may reflect the small group sizes. Women with higher and those with lower body-dissatisfaction scores were not different in mean sexual victimization scores, suggesting that women's body dissatisfaction may not be associated with risk for sexual victimization. There was a significantly higher mean body-dissatisfaction score for women who reported that they had experienced sexual victimization in dating relationships than for women who reported having had no such experience. Perhaps experiencing sexual victimization has a negative effect on how women view their bodies. This study suggests a complex link between sexual victimization and body dissatisfaction in women
Coercion (linguistics · Developmental psychology · Injury prevention · Poison control · Sexual coercion · Clinical Psychology · Eating Disorders and Behaviors · Medicine · Psychology · Sexual Assault and Victimization Studies · Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |