Graduate School of Education and Psychology, Pepperdine University, Encino, CA 91436, USA.
Am J Orthopsychiatry. 2010 Jan;80(1):61-70. doi: 10.1111/j.1939-0025.2010.01007.x.
A substantial body of research documents the mental health consequences of sexual assault including, but not limited to, depression, posttraumatic stress disorder, substance use, and suicidality. Far less attention has been given to the mental health effects of sexual assault for ethnic minority women or women living in poverty. Given African American women's increased risk for sexual assault and increased risk for persistent poverty, the current study explores the relationship between income and mental health effects within a sample of 413 African American sexual assault survivors. Hierarchical regression analyses revealed that after controlling for childhood sexual abuse there were positive relationships between poverty and mental health outcomes of depression, posttraumatic stress disorder, and illicit drug use. There was no significant relationship between poverty and suicidal ideation. Counseling and research implications are discussed.
大量研究文献记录了性侵犯对心理健康的影响，包括但不限于抑郁、创伤后应激障碍、物质使用和自杀意念。然而，对于少数族裔女性或贫困女性的性侵犯对心理健康的影响，关注则要少得多。鉴于非裔美国女性性侵犯风险增加和持续贫困风险增加，本研究在 413 名非裔美国性侵犯幸存者样本中探讨了收入与心理健康影响之间的关系。层次回归分析显示，在控制了儿童期性虐待后，贫困与抑郁、创伤后应激障碍和非法药物使用等心理健康结果呈正相关。贫困与自杀意念之间没有显著关系。讨论了咨询和研究的意义。
