Social Reactions to Sexual Assault Disclosure: The Role of Posttraumatic Cognitions

Sexual assault can have a detrimental impact on women’s mental, physical, sexual, and interpersonal health and well-being. After experiencing sexual assault, 74% to 88% of individuals disclose the assault to someone they trust. After such disclosures, individuals experience both perceived positive a...

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1. VerfasserIn: Morris, Jill M. (VerfasserIn)
Beteiligte: Quevillon, Randal P.
Medienart: Elektronisch Aufsatz
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: 2021
In: Journal of interpersonal violence
Jahr: 2021, Band: 36, Heft: 9/10, Seiten: NP5466-NP5475
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