Correlates of Social Reactions to Victims' Disclosures of Sexual Assault and Intimate Partner Violence: A Systematic Review

Ullman, SE (通讯作者),Univ Illinois, Dept Criminol Law & Justice, M-C 141, Chicago, IL 60607 USA.
2023-1
Sexual assault and intimate partner violence (IPV) are common experiences in women, but few studies have examined correlates of social reactions experienced by victims telling others about assault. This systematic review identified 30 studies through searches of research databases on correlates of social reactions to disclosure of sexual assault or IPV in samples of adult victims or disclosure recipients. Studies showed evidence of greater negative social reactions for Black and Hispanic victims, less educated, and bisexual victims. More extensive trauma histories in victims were related to receipt of greater negative social reactions, whereas assault characteristics (e.g., victim-offender relationship, alcohol use, perpetrator violence during assault) were sometimes associated with negative reactions. In terms of postassault factors, more psychological symptoms, self-blame, avoidance coping, less perceived control, and less posttraumatic growth were related to more negative social reactions. Disclosure characteristics, telling informal sources, and telling more sources were related to more positive reactions, whereas telling both formal and informal sources was related to negative reactions. Demographic, attitudinal, and relational factors were related to disclosure recipients' intended social reactions. Future research needs to examine how various factors relate to social reactions in the context of theory, and clinical treatment and interventions should use this information to identify and intervene with victims to reduce negative social reactions and their psychological impacts and to increase positive social reactions particularly from informal support sources.
TRAUMA VIOLENCE & ABUSE
卷号:24|期号:1|页码:29-43
ISSN:1524-8380|收录类别:SSCI
语种
英语
来源机构
University of Illinois System; University of Illinois Chicago; University of Illinois Chicago Hospital
被引频次(WOS)
11
被引频次(其他)
11
180天使用计数
1
2013以来使用计数
9
EISSN
1552-8324
出版年
2023-1
DOI
10.1177/15248380211016013
关键词
sexual assault support seeking adult victims reporting disclosure
WOS学科分类
Criminology & Penology Family Studies Social Work
学科领域
循证法学 循证社会学