African American and White Women’s Experience of Sexual Assault and Services for Sexual Assault

Weist, Mark D.; Kinney, Linda; Taylor, Leslie K.; Pollitt-Hill, Jennifer; Bryant, Yaphet; Anthony, Laura Gutermuth; Wilkerson, Jennifer

doi:10.1080/10926771.2014.953715

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“…In accordance with past research, we found more education (Weist, et. al., 2014), being White (Ullman & Filipas, 2001, receiving tangible support from others (Ullman & Brecklin, 2002; Ullman & Peter-Hagene, 2014), and having more PTSD symptoms (Amstadter, McCauley, Ruggiero, Resnick, & Kilpatrick, 2010) were associated with increased odds of mental health help-seeking.…”

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confidence: 93%

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PTSD and problem drinking in relation to seeking mental health and substance use treatment among sexual assault survivors.

Kirkner¹,

Relyea²,

Ullman³

2018

Traumatology

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This study seeks to understand the effects of the co-occurrence of PTSD and problem drinking on formal help-seeking among sexual assault survivors over time. Data comes from a diverse sample of 1,863 women in a large Midwestern city who participated in a three-year study on women's experiences with sexual assault. Generalized Estimating Equations (GEE) were used to estimate the parameters of generalized linear models to assess the effects of PTSD and problem drinking on survivor mental health help-seeking and substance use treatment-seeking over time. In our models, having more PTSD, more education, and receiving a reaction of tangible support increased the odds of survivors seeking mental health treatment, which replicates past findings. This is the first study of women sexual assault survivors to find a unique effect of both PTSD and problem drinking on substance use treatment- seeking. The findings suggest survivors with co-occurring PTSD and problem drinking are less likely to seek substance use treatment over time. Future directions are discussed for research on survivors with co-occurring symptoms.

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confidence: 93%

“…Most studies have found that White women use mental health services post-assault at higher rates than Black women (Lewis, et. al., 2005; Ullman & Brecklin, 2002; Weist, et. al., 2014).…”

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confidence: 99%

PTSD and problem drinking in relation to seeking mental health and substance use treatment among sexual assault survivors.

Kirkner¹,

Relyea²,

Ullman³

2018

Traumatology

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“…For example, recent research by Weist and colleagues sheds light on different needs and experiences of African American and white female survivors of sexual assault. 36 Although the current study's generalizability may be somewhat decreased for these reasons, recall that victimization and suicidality rates correspond with national and larger-sample data sets.…”

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confidence: 86%

Victimization and suicidality among female college students

Leone

Carroll

2016

Journal of American College Health

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“…While the rates of revictimization were high for all survivors in our sample, this disparity calls for a greater need for research. As stated above, women of color may have decreased access to services that are culturally or linguistically appropriate (Weist et al, 2014). Conversely, White women may have greater privilege and access to resources that confer greater protection.…”

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Predicting Sexual Assault Revictimization in a Longitudinal Sample of Women Survivors: Variation by Type of Assault

Relyea

Ullman

2016

Violence Against Women

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This study used a large community sample of women sexual assault survivors to prospectively assess 17 theorized predictors across four types of sexual assault revictimization: unwanted contact, coercion, substance-involved assault (SIA), and force. Results indicated that predictors varied across types of revictimization: Unwanted contact and coercion appeared more common in social contexts more hostile toward survivors, whereas forcible assaults and SIAs occurred in circumstances where survivors were vulnerable to being targeted by perpetrators. Overall, the strongest predictors were social environments hostile to survivors, race, childhood sexual abuse, decreased refusal assertiveness, and having more sexual partners. We discuss implications for intervention and research.

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African American and White Women’s Experience of Sexual Assault and Services for Sexual Assault

Cited by 26 publications

References 35 publications

PTSD and problem drinking in relation to seeking mental health and substance use treatment among sexual assault survivors.

PTSD and problem drinking in relation to seeking mental health and substance use treatment among sexual assault survivors.

Victimization and suicidality among female college students

Predicting Sexual Assault Revictimization in a Longitudinal Sample of Women Survivors: Variation by Type of Assault

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