Do Social Reactions to Sexual Assault Victims Vary by Support Provider?
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 23367104 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Sarah E Ullman (0000-0002-9530-5389, United States Department of Justice, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1996 |
| Volume | 11 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 143-157 |
| Publication date | 1996-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Violence and Victims (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0886-6708 • E-ISSN: 1945-7073 |
| Publisher | Springer Publishing Company (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1891/0886-6708.11.2.143 |
| PMID | 8933710 |
| OpenAlex | W38326441 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 58 |
The present study investigated whether the type of social reaction(s) experienced by sexual assault victims varies according to the type of social support provider told about the assault in a convenience sample of victims ( N = 155) completing a mail survey. Both closed-ended data and open-ended written responses were analyzed to determine the types of social reactions victims experienced from a variety of informal and formal support providers. Tangible aid/information support was reported more often from women disclosing to rape crisis centers, police, and physicians, whereas emotional support/validation was commonly reported by those telling rape crisis centers. Being blamed, treated differently, distracted, and discouraged from talking about the assault were more common responses for women telling physicians or police. Analyses exploring whether the impact of social reactions on victim adjustment varied according to support provider type showed that, as hypothesized, emotional support from friends was related to better recovery than emotional support from other support sources. However, contrary to expectation, the impact of victim blame on adjustment did not vary according to type of support provider. Implications for research on social support and clinical treatment of sexual assault victims are discussed.
Blame · Emotional support · Injury prevention · Medical emergency · Occupational safety and health · Poison control · Social support · Suicide prevention · Clinical Psychology · Human Factors and Ergonomics · Intimate Partner and Family Violence · Medicine · Psychology · Sexual Assault and Victimization Studies · Social Psychology · Workplace Violence and Bullying
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| Unique citing works | 58 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 2,07 |
| Citation span | 1998 - 2025 (28) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 54 |