Women's Behavioral Coping Responses During Sexual Assault: Association With Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Symptoms and the Moderating Role of Alexithymia

We examined the associations between women's behavioral coping responses during sexual assault and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms, and the moderating role of alexithymia in college women (N = 152). Immobilized responses (b = 0.52, p < .001), childhood SA (b = 0.18, p = .01), a...

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1. VerfasserIn: Ennis, Naomi (VerfasserIn)
Beteiligte: Rheingold, Alyssa ; Zinzow, Heidi M. ; Thompson, Martie P. ; Gilmore, Amanda K. ; Kilpatrick, Dean G. ; Hahn, Christine K.
Medienart: Elektronisch Aufsatz
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: 2023
In: Violence against women
Jahr: 2023, Band: 29, Heft: 11, Seiten: 2216-2238
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Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
Sexual Assault
alexithymia
behavioral coping responses
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Zusammenfassung:We examined the associations between women's behavioral coping responses during sexual assault and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms, and the moderating role of alexithymia in college women (N = 152). Immobilized responses (b = 0.52, p < .001), childhood SA (b = 0.18, p = .01), and alexithymia (b = 0.34, p < .001) significantly predicted PTSD. The interaction between immobilized responses and alexithymia was significant (b = 0.39, p = .002), indicating a stronger association for those higher in alexithymia. Immobilized responses are associated with PTSD, particularly for those with difficulty identifying and labeling emotions.
ISSN:1552-8448
DOI:10.1177/10778012231156149