Kent State University, OH, USA.
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, USA.
Violence Against Women. 2020 Jan;26(1):46-65. doi: 10.1177/1077801219828542. Epub 2019 Feb 25.
The current study examined how psychological factors influence hypothetical behavioral responses to threat (BRTT). College women ( = 113) with a history of sexual victimization completed a standardized lab-based self-defense scenario. Interpersonal skills, coping style, and assertive and nonassertive BRTT during a prior assault predicted assertive BRTT during the task. The use of nonassertive BRTT during past assaults no longer predicted assertive BRTT during the task when accounting for rape acknowledgment. Findings regarding rape acknowledgment demonstrate the complexity of recovery from sexual assault. Our results highlight interpersonal skills as an intervention target for innovative sexual assault risk reduction interventions.
本研究考察了心理因素如何影响对威胁的假设行为反应(BRTT)。有性受害史的女大学生(n=113)完成了一项标准化的基于实验室的自卫情景任务。在之前的攻击中,人际交往技能、应对方式、以及自信和非自信的 BRTT 预测了在任务中的自信 BRTT。当考虑到强奸承认时,在过去的攻击中使用非自信的 BRTT 不再预测在任务中的自信 BRTT。关于强奸承认的发现表明了从性侵犯中恢复的复杂性。我们的研究结果强调了人际交往技能作为创新的性侵犯风险降低干预措施的干预目标。