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The Role of Coping Behaviors and Intoxication in Trauma Symptomology Subsequent to Sexual Victimization.
- Source :
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Journal of Child Sexual Abuse . 2023, Vol. 32 Issue 6, p749-770. 22p. 3 Diagrams, 1 Chart. - Publication Year :
- 2023
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Abstract
- College women are at an elevated risk for sexual victimization (SV) and secondary physical and psychological consequences. While some women experience negative outcomes such as posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), others experience reduced or complete absence of distress following SV. The variation in outcomes may be associated with the victim's level of intoxication, which may in turn affect their processing of and coping with the event. We examined the effects of SV severity on PTSD via coping and intoxication using a moderated mediation analysis among female college students (N = 375). Results demonstrate that coping mediates the association between SV severity and PTSD symptomology; however, intoxication did not moderate these associations. Results suggest that regardless of intoxication, SV severity influences various coping styles and plays an important role in a victim's adjustment post-victimization. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- *STATISTICS
*PSYCHOLOGY of college students
*ANALYSIS of variance
*SELF-evaluation
*ALCOHOLIC intoxication
*POST-traumatic stress disorder
*CRIME victims
*SURVEYS
*SEX crimes
*DESCRIPTIVE statistics
*SOCIAL skills
*PSYCHOLOGICAL adaptation
*DATA analysis software
*DATA analysis
*PSYCHOLOGICAL distress
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 10538712
- Volume :
- 32
- Issue :
- 6
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Journal of Child Sexual Abuse
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 170718225
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1080/10538712.2023.2223585