Lifetime Sexual Victimization and Dissociation
Longitudinal Pathways Through Emotion Dysregulation
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 23310401 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Haley Church (0009-0008-0393-4980, University of Nebraska–Lincoln, corresponding author), Rebecca L Brock (0000-0001-7826-6421, University of Nebraska–Lincoln), Shaina A Kumar (0000-0003-1928-646X, William & Mary), Terri L Messman (0000-0001-7676-5374, Miami University), Kim L Gratz (0000-0002-2659-6784, University of Toledo), David Dilillo (0000-0002-5978-6146, University of Nebraska–Lincoln) |
| Year | 2026 |
| Pages | 10778012261471524-10778012261471524 |
| Publication date | 2026-07-27 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Violence Against Women (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1077-8012 • E-ISSN: 1552-8448 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/10778012261471524 |
| PMID | 42505151 |
| OpenAlex | W7171415989 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 44 |
The current study examined temporal associations between emotion dysregulation and dissociation among sexual violence survivors in a sample of 490 women. Results revealed higher levels of emotion dysregulation and dissociation among women who experienced sexual victimization in both childhood and emerging adulthood (i.e., lifetime revictimization), compared to women with victimization in either childhood or emerging adulthood (i.e., single period victimization) and those without a sexual victimization history. Moreover, one dimension of emotion dysregulation, emotional clarity difficulties, showed an indirect association between revictimization status and dissociation 16 months later, with lifetime revictimization associated with higher later dissociation through greater emotional clarity difficulties, relative to those without revictimization histories.
CLARITY · Dissociation (chemistry) · Emotional dysregulation · Injury prevention · Longitudinal study · Poison control · Suicide prevention · Child Abuse and Trauma · Human Factors and Ergonomics · Sexual function and dysfunction studies · Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders
Mediation Models for Longitudinal Data in Developmental Research
Emotional attention, clarity, and repair
Knowing what you're feeling and knowing what to do about it
Emotion dysregulation and risky sexual behavior in revictimization
Emotion Regulation Difficulties in Trauma Survivors
Statistical mediation analysis with a multicategorical independent variable
Multidimensional Assessment of Emotion Regulation and Dysregulation
Testing Mediational Models With Longitudinal Data
The Prevalence of Sexual Revictimization
Dissociative tendencies and facilitated emotional processing
Epidemiology and Consequences of Women’s Revictimization
Maternal Emotion Socialization in Maltreating and Non‐maltreating Families
Trauma Exposure and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder among Incarcerated Men
The Cumulative Impact of Sexual Revictimization on Emotion Regulation Difficulties
Mass Imprisonment and the Life Course
| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |