Sexual assault victimization and psychopathology: A review and meta
Abstract. Sexual assault (SA) is a common and deleterious form of trauma. Over 40 years of research on its impact has suggested that SA has particularly severe effects on a variety of forms of psychopathology, and has highlighted unique aspects of SA as a form of trauma that contribute to these outcomes. The goal of this meta-analytic review ...
Sexual assault: women's voices on the health impacts of not being
The women in our study articulated the negative impact that not being believed by police had on their well-being beyond the sexual assault. Their voices (e.g., research themes) need to be highlighted to provide a better understanding of women's experiences, which may lead to increased sexual assault reporting and improved response from law ...
The Global Prevalence of Sexual Assault: A Systematic Review of
The aim of this paper was to offer an updated review of English-language studies published since 2010 that examined the prevalence of adolescent and/or adult sexual assault in countries other than the US and Canada. Knowledge about the worldwide scale of sexual aggression is scarce compared to the broad research literature that has built up in ...
Supporting Victims of Sexual Assault: The Effect of "Real Rape
Leana A. Bouffard is a Professor and Chair in the Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice at Iowa State University. Her research interests include explanations of offending and violence, violence against women, especially the criminal justice response to domestic violence and sexual assault, and consequences of victimization.
Sexual Abuse: Sage Journals
Sexual Abuse provides a forum for the latest original research and scholarly reviews on both clinical and theoretical aspects regarding the perpetration of sexual abuse. It is the only publication to focus exclusively on this field, thoroughly investigating its etiology, consequences, prevention, treatment and management strategies.
The Global Prevalence of Sexual Assault: A Systematic Review of
Across the 22 studies that reported past-year prevalence rates, figures ranged from 0% to 59.2% for women, 0.3% to 55.5% for men, and 1.5% to 18.2% for LGBT samples. The average risk of bias score was 5.7 out of 10. Studies varied widely in methodology. Conclusion: Despite regional variation, most studies indicate that sexual assault is widespread.
Systematic Review: Effectiveness of psychosocial interventions on
In terms of mental health consequences, research shows that almost all female sexual assault survivors experience significant post-traumatic symptoms in the immediate aftermath of an assault, with around half continuing to experience these symptoms three months later (Feeny et al., 2004; Rothbaum et al., 1992).Interpersonal traumas such as sexual assault and rape are associated with higher ...
Mental and sexual health outcomes following sexual assault in
This paper examines the characteristics of adolescents presenting to sexual assault services and mental and sexual health outcomes after an assault. Methods This was a prospective cohort study in adolescents aged 13-17 years attending the Sexual Assault Referral Centres serving Greater London, UK, over 2 years.
Long-term outcomes of childhood sexual abuse: an umbrella review
For outcomes with high quality scores, we examined absolute rates reported in primary studies. Specifically, longitudinal cohort studies reported that among individuals who experienced childhood sexual abuse, 503 (28%) of 1809 developed substance misuse. 56. and 36 (38%) of 96 developed post-traumatic stress disorder.
Exploring the relationships between sexual violence, mental health and
Research supports the association between adult sexual violence (SV) and poor mental health. However, most studies focus on rape and physical sexual assault. Little is known about how more subtle forms of SV affect women's well-being. Furthermore, evidence for the impact of the perpetrator's identity is mixed. There is also little data from clinical populations to help health practitioners ...
Sexual harassment in higher education
One in every three women in the world is exposed to physical and/or sexual violence from a partner or sexual violence from another person (UN Women Citation 2019; WHO Citation 2013).More than 2.6 billion women live in countries where rape within marriage is still not considered a crime (UN Women Citation 2019).High levels of infant and mother mortality, lack of education for girls and women ...
Sexual assault incidents among college undergraduates ...
Sexual assault on college campuses is a public health issue. However varying research methodologies (e.g., different sexual assault definitions, measures, assessment timeframes) and low response rates hamper efforts to define the scope of the problem. To illuminate the complexity of campus sexual assault, we collected survey data from a large population-based random sample of undergraduate ...
Impact of Rape and Sexual Violence on the Relationships of Survivors
Dear Colleagues, Rape and sexual violence are traumatic experiences with devastating and long-lasting consequences for the survivors. For thousands of years, societies have regulated human sexuality, which is often at the center of creating wonderful connections, but also has a strong power to hurt individuals and pose complex challenges in terms of the creation and maintenance of healthy ...
"I thought I'm better off just trying to put this behind me"
Many of the victims in this study and previous research whose sexual assault led to lack physical injuries highlight that this lack of this 'physical evidence' led them to conclude that the CJS was unlikely to take their report seriously (Du Mont et al., Citation 2003; Waterhouse et al., Citation 2016).
A systematic review of primary prevention strategies for sexual
This systematic review examined 140 outcome evaluations of primary prevention strategies for sexual violence perpetration. The review had two goals: 1) to describe and assess the breadth, quality, and evolution of evaluation research in this area; and 2) to summarize the best available research evidence for sexual violence prevention practitioners by categorizing programs with regard to their ...
Implications of the POCSO Act and determinants of child sexual ...
The negative and significant value of the estimated coefficient 0-19 Sex-ratio enables us to pin-point that a favourable sex-ratio at any age will help to minimise any form of sexual offence.The ...
"I Didn't Realize How Common it Was:" A Mixed-Methods Study Examining
This mixed-methods study examined awareness and perceived legitimacy of the #MeToo movement and how #MeToo changed perceptions of sexual assault and consent, as well as sexual interactions, in the United States. Adults residing in the U.S. were recruited through CloudResearch to complete an online survey in 2021.
Sexual assault: women's voices on the health impacts of not being
The high rate of sexual violence against women is a concerning public health issue as approximately one in three women in North America experience sexual assault in their lifetime [1, 2].While sexual assault is a pervasive social issue that does not discriminate against age, gender, ability or status, research indicates that certain groups are at greater risk [1, 3, 4].
PDF Sexual Victimization of Men: What the Research Says
Annotated Bibliography. This annotated bibliography provides descriptions of recent research related to sexual victimization of men. It provides an overview of sexual assault, harassment, and abuse experienced by diverse populations of men in a variety of settings. These publications can assist advocates, medical professionals, law enforcement ...
Injuries and /or trauma due to sexual gender-based violence among
Sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) is a prevalent issue in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), causing injuries and trauma with severe consequences for survivors. This scoping review aimed to explore the range of research evidence on injuries and trauma resulting from SGBV among survivors in SSA and identify research gaps. The review employed the Arksey and O'Malley methodological framework ...
Attributions of Sexual Assault: Effects of Victim and Perpetrator
Research on sexual assault has shown that victim, perpetrator, and participant characteristics can influence evaluations of an assault. However, the studies have not examined a possible main effect or interactions from respectively introducing the victim or perpetrator first in an assault description, and previous studies have used participant samples with little diversity.
Sexual Assault/Rape
This Research Guide focuses on sexual violence. Included are materials covering such topics as date rape, marital rape and sexual assault, as well as the rape victims' emotional responses, legal rights and options. See also: Sexual Harassment.
An Innovative Trauma-Informed Curriculum for Sexual Assault Care
The Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner Role. When a victim of sexual violence makes a report to law enforcement, an essential component of the response is a medical forensic examination, intended to address the patient's health care needs while preserving and gathering evidence for criminal investigation (Simmons, 2014).The examination includes physical evidence collection and a detailed patient ...
Sexual assault and rape on U.S. college campuses: Research roundup
A 2013 study explores variables, such as violence, intoxication, and prior romantic relationships, that can impact acknowledged versus unacknowledged sexual assault among college women. Research has found that incoming first-year college students subscribe to a wide variety of "myths" about rape. Below is a selection of further studies that ...
Groundbreaking scholarship on gender and the military
For support, please call the SFU Sexual Violence Support Office at 778.782.7233, email [email protected], or contact crisiscentre.bc.ca. Despite the global #MeToo and #TimesUp movements highlighting the impact of sexual violence, within many western militaries sexual violence is still a significant problem. There is a profound cost associated ...
Increasing rates of teen sexual assault could be contributing to rising
It is backed up by data from the Australian Survey of Secondary Students and Sexual Health which shows that between 2002 and 2021, the percentage of Year 10 and 12 sexually active students who had ...
Violence Prevention
This page features all of CDC's violence prevention-related information. Skip directly to site content Skip directly to search. An official website of the United States government. ... This page defines sexual violence, presents the latest data, and describes associated outcomes. Jan. 23, 2024.
Male Victims of Sexual Assault: A Review of the Literature
3. Prevalence of AMSVo. In Western nations, such as the UK, the US, and the Nordic countries, the prevalence of male-on-male rape or sexual assault is believed to be between 5 and 10% of all sexual assaults each year [35,36,37,38].According to the Home Office crime statistics for England and Wales, there were 9901 rapes of victims aged 16 and older in total during the 2010-2011 financial ...
Sexual Violence Victimization and Substance Use among Individuals
Sexual Violence Victimization among Individuals on the Asexual Spectrum. Sexual violence is defined as "any sexual act, attempt to obtain a sexual act, or other act directed against a person's sexuality using coercion" (World Health Organization, Citation 2019).It encompasses a wide range of non-consensual activities of a sexual nature, including sexual harassment, sexual coercion ...
Sexual assault survivors will be harmed in closing of University of
Opinion: Research and experience have shown that domestic violence programs can't ably meet sexual assault survivors' needs, writes Elizabeth Barnhill
COMMENTS
Abstract. Sexual assault (SA) is a common and deleterious form of trauma. Over 40 years of research on its impact has suggested that SA has particularly severe effects on a variety of forms of psychopathology, and has highlighted unique aspects of SA as a form of trauma that contribute to these outcomes. The goal of this meta-analytic review ...
The women in our study articulated the negative impact that not being believed by police had on their well-being beyond the sexual assault. Their voices (e.g., research themes) need to be highlighted to provide a better understanding of women's experiences, which may lead to increased sexual assault reporting and improved response from law ...
The aim of this paper was to offer an updated review of English-language studies published since 2010 that examined the prevalence of adolescent and/or adult sexual assault in countries other than the US and Canada. Knowledge about the worldwide scale of sexual aggression is scarce compared to the broad research literature that has built up in ...
Leana A. Bouffard is a Professor and Chair in the Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice at Iowa State University. Her research interests include explanations of offending and violence, violence against women, especially the criminal justice response to domestic violence and sexual assault, and consequences of victimization.
Sexual Abuse provides a forum for the latest original research and scholarly reviews on both clinical and theoretical aspects regarding the perpetration of sexual abuse. It is the only publication to focus exclusively on this field, thoroughly investigating its etiology, consequences, prevention, treatment and management strategies.
Across the 22 studies that reported past-year prevalence rates, figures ranged from 0% to 59.2% for women, 0.3% to 55.5% for men, and 1.5% to 18.2% for LGBT samples. The average risk of bias score was 5.7 out of 10. Studies varied widely in methodology. Conclusion: Despite regional variation, most studies indicate that sexual assault is widespread.
In terms of mental health consequences, research shows that almost all female sexual assault survivors experience significant post-traumatic symptoms in the immediate aftermath of an assault, with around half continuing to experience these symptoms three months later (Feeny et al., 2004; Rothbaum et al., 1992).Interpersonal traumas such as sexual assault and rape are associated with higher ...
This paper examines the characteristics of adolescents presenting to sexual assault services and mental and sexual health outcomes after an assault. Methods This was a prospective cohort study in adolescents aged 13-17 years attending the Sexual Assault Referral Centres serving Greater London, UK, over 2 years.
For outcomes with high quality scores, we examined absolute rates reported in primary studies. Specifically, longitudinal cohort studies reported that among individuals who experienced childhood sexual abuse, 503 (28%) of 1809 developed substance misuse. 56. and 36 (38%) of 96 developed post-traumatic stress disorder.
Research supports the association between adult sexual violence (SV) and poor mental health. However, most studies focus on rape and physical sexual assault. Little is known about how more subtle forms of SV affect women's well-being. Furthermore, evidence for the impact of the perpetrator's identity is mixed. There is also little data from clinical populations to help health practitioners ...
One in every three women in the world is exposed to physical and/or sexual violence from a partner or sexual violence from another person (UN Women Citation 2019; WHO Citation 2013).More than 2.6 billion women live in countries where rape within marriage is still not considered a crime (UN Women Citation 2019).High levels of infant and mother mortality, lack of education for girls and women ...
Sexual assault on college campuses is a public health issue. However varying research methodologies (e.g., different sexual assault definitions, measures, assessment timeframes) and low response rates hamper efforts to define the scope of the problem. To illuminate the complexity of campus sexual assault, we collected survey data from a large population-based random sample of undergraduate ...
Dear Colleagues, Rape and sexual violence are traumatic experiences with devastating and long-lasting consequences for the survivors. For thousands of years, societies have regulated human sexuality, which is often at the center of creating wonderful connections, but also has a strong power to hurt individuals and pose complex challenges in terms of the creation and maintenance of healthy ...
Many of the victims in this study and previous research whose sexual assault led to lack physical injuries highlight that this lack of this 'physical evidence' led them to conclude that the CJS was unlikely to take their report seriously (Du Mont et al., Citation 2003; Waterhouse et al., Citation 2016).
This systematic review examined 140 outcome evaluations of primary prevention strategies for sexual violence perpetration. The review had two goals: 1) to describe and assess the breadth, quality, and evolution of evaluation research in this area; and 2) to summarize the best available research evidence for sexual violence prevention practitioners by categorizing programs with regard to their ...
The negative and significant value of the estimated coefficient 0-19 Sex-ratio enables us to pin-point that a favourable sex-ratio at any age will help to minimise any form of sexual offence.The ...
This mixed-methods study examined awareness and perceived legitimacy of the #MeToo movement and how #MeToo changed perceptions of sexual assault and consent, as well as sexual interactions, in the United States. Adults residing in the U.S. were recruited through CloudResearch to complete an online survey in 2021.
The high rate of sexual violence against women is a concerning public health issue as approximately one in three women in North America experience sexual assault in their lifetime [1, 2].While sexual assault is a pervasive social issue that does not discriminate against age, gender, ability or status, research indicates that certain groups are at greater risk [1, 3, 4].
Annotated Bibliography. This annotated bibliography provides descriptions of recent research related to sexual victimization of men. It provides an overview of sexual assault, harassment, and abuse experienced by diverse populations of men in a variety of settings. These publications can assist advocates, medical professionals, law enforcement ...
Sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) is a prevalent issue in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), causing injuries and trauma with severe consequences for survivors. This scoping review aimed to explore the range of research evidence on injuries and trauma resulting from SGBV among survivors in SSA and identify research gaps. The review employed the Arksey and O'Malley methodological framework ...
Research on sexual assault has shown that victim, perpetrator, and participant characteristics can influence evaluations of an assault. However, the studies have not examined a possible main effect or interactions from respectively introducing the victim or perpetrator first in an assault description, and previous studies have used participant samples with little diversity.
This Research Guide focuses on sexual violence. Included are materials covering such topics as date rape, marital rape and sexual assault, as well as the rape victims' emotional responses, legal rights and options. See also: Sexual Harassment.
The Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner Role. When a victim of sexual violence makes a report to law enforcement, an essential component of the response is a medical forensic examination, intended to address the patient's health care needs while preserving and gathering evidence for criminal investigation (Simmons, 2014).The examination includes physical evidence collection and a detailed patient ...
A 2013 study explores variables, such as violence, intoxication, and prior romantic relationships, that can impact acknowledged versus unacknowledged sexual assault among college women. Research has found that incoming first-year college students subscribe to a wide variety of "myths" about rape. Below is a selection of further studies that ...
For support, please call the SFU Sexual Violence Support Office at 778.782.7233, email [email protected], or contact crisiscentre.bc.ca. Despite the global #MeToo and #TimesUp movements highlighting the impact of sexual violence, within many western militaries sexual violence is still a significant problem. There is a profound cost associated ...
It is backed up by data from the Australian Survey of Secondary Students and Sexual Health which shows that between 2002 and 2021, the percentage of Year 10 and 12 sexually active students who had ...
This page features all of CDC's violence prevention-related information. Skip directly to site content Skip directly to search. An official website of the United States government. ... This page defines sexual violence, presents the latest data, and describes associated outcomes. Jan. 23, 2024.
3. Prevalence of AMSVo. In Western nations, such as the UK, the US, and the Nordic countries, the prevalence of male-on-male rape or sexual assault is believed to be between 5 and 10% of all sexual assaults each year [35,36,37,38].According to the Home Office crime statistics for England and Wales, there were 9901 rapes of victims aged 16 and older in total during the 2010-2011 financial ...
Sexual Violence Victimization among Individuals on the Asexual Spectrum. Sexual violence is defined as "any sexual act, attempt to obtain a sexual act, or other act directed against a person's sexuality using coercion" (World Health Organization, Citation 2019).It encompasses a wide range of non-consensual activities of a sexual nature, including sexual harassment, sexual coercion ...
Opinion: Research and experience have shown that domestic violence programs can't ably meet sexual assault survivors' needs, writes Elizabeth Barnhill