The Effects Of Revictimization On Coping And Depression In Female Sexual Assault Victims

Authors

Cynthia J. Najdowski, University at Albany, State University of New YorkFollow
Sarah E. Ullman, The University of Illinois at Chicago

Author ORCID Identifier

Cynthia Najdowski: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3624-9188

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

4-14-2011

DOI

https://doi.org/10.1002/jts.20610

Abstract

To examine the effects of being revictimized, 555 women completed 2 mail surveys 1 year apart, reporting their experiences of sexual assault, the strategies they used to cope with those experiences, and feelings of depression. Path analyses, controlling for baseline coping and depression, revealed that those who were revictimized during the study reported using more maladaptive and adaptive coping strategies than did those who were not revictimized (β = .11 and β = .16, respectively). Further, women who were revictimized reported more depression than others (β = .15). This effect was explained in part by revictimized women's increased maladaptive coping. Results are consistent with other research showing that all of women's traumatic experiences must be taken into consideration to understand fully how sexual assault influences women's coping and recovery.

Comments

Publisher Acknowledgement:

This is the Author’s Original Manuscript. The version of the record appears here: Najdowski, C. J., & Ullman, S. E. (2011). The effects of revictimization on coping and depression in female sexual assault victims. Journal of Traumatic Stress, 24, 218-221. https://doi.org/10.1002/jts.20610 This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Self-Archiving.

Recommended Citation

Najdowski, Cynthia J. and Ullman, Sarah E., "The Effects Of Revictimization On Coping And Depression In Female Sexual Assault Victims" (2011). Psychology Faculty Scholarship. 19.
https://scholarsarchive.library.albany.edu/psychology_fac_scholar/19