Ullman S E, Siegel J M
Department of Criminal Justice, University of Illinois at Chicago 60607-7140, USA.
Womens Health. 1995 Winter;1(4):289-308.
This study examined the role of postassault social reactions in the association between sexual assault and physical health in a convenience sample of 155 women completing a mail survey. Regression analysis showed that tangible aid/information support and depressive symptoms were each related to poorer perceived health, whereas other positive social reactions (e.g., emotional support/validation) were related to better health perceptions. More severe (e.g., physically violent) assaults were associated with poorer current perceptions of one's physical health. Negative social reactions (e.g., distraction/discourage talking) mediated this association, suggesting that the link between assault severity and poorer health may be due to increased negative social reactions to victims of these assaults. Implications for studying the role of social reactions in relation to health consequences of sexual assault are discussed.
本研究在一个由155名完成邮件调查的女性组成的便利样本中，考察了性侵后社会反应在性侵与身体健康之间的关联中所起的作用。回归分析表明，实际援助/信息支持和抑郁症状均与较差的健康感知相关，而其他积极的社会反应（如情感支持/认可）则与较好的健康感知相关。更严重的（如身体暴力）性侵与当前对自身身体健康的较差感知相关。消极的社会反应（如分散注意力/不鼓励谈论）介导了这种关联，这表明性侵严重程度与较差健康状况之间的联系可能是由于对这些性侵受害者的消极社会反应增加所致。文中讨论了研究社会反应在性侵对健康影响方面所起作用的意义。
