RT Article
T1 Timing of Sexual Assault Disclosure: A Study of College Women
JF Violence against women
VO 29
IS 12/13
SP 2372
OP 2392
A1 Bhuptani, Prachi H.
A1 Fleming, CJ Eubanks
A1 Orchowski, Lindsay M.
A2 Fleming, CJ Eubanks
A2 Orchowski, Lindsay M.
LA English
YR 2023
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1859567983
AB The present study examined correlates of immediate (within 48 h) and delayed (after 48 h) sexual assault disclosure among a sample of 83 college women who experienced sexual victimization since age 14. The use of physical resistance and experiencing a “freeze response” was positively associated with delayed disclosure. Identifying the perpetrator as a friend/acquaintance, compared to a was a romantic partner, increased the likelihood of immediate disclosure. Other individual characteristics (i.e., assault characteristics, a history of childhood sexual abuse, attitudes towards seeking help, and sexual assertiveness) and microsystem-level characteristics (i.e., perceived social support) did not impact the timing of disclosure.
K1 college women
K1 delayed disclosure
K1 Sexual Assault
K1 Disclosure
DO 10.1177/10778012231189482