Abstract
Although sexual victimization during adolescence increases risk for later revictimization, mechanisms for increased risk among new college students have not been identified. Female undergraduates (N = 87) were assessed at the start and end of their first academic year. Those who reported initial sexual victimization at Time 1 were more likely than other women to report later college victimization at Time 2. Path analyses showed that self-blame and decreased sexual refusal assertiveness (SRA) explained this effect. Specifically, initial victimization was associated with increased self-blame; in turn, self-blame indirectly predicted later college victimization via decreased sexual refusal assertiveness. Prevention efforts focused on self-blame and other barriers to SRA may reduce risk for revictimization during women's transition to college.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 2113-2126 |
| Number of pages | 14 |
| Journal | Journal of Interpersonal Violence |
| Volume | 25 |
| Issue number | 11 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Oct 6 2010 |
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Keywords
- revictimization
- self-blame
- sexual assertiveness
- sexual victimization
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Clinical Psychology
- Applied Psychology
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Sexual revictimization during women's first year of college : Self-blame and sexual refusal assertiveness as possible mechanisms. / Katz, Jennifer; May, Pamela E; Sörensen, Silvia; DelTosta, Jill.
In: Journal of Interpersonal Violence, Vol. 25, No. 11, 06.10.2010, p. 2113-2126.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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