Disclosure of Date/Acquaintance Rape: Who Reports and When

Rickert, Vaughn I.; Wiemann, Constance M.; Vaughan, Roger

doi:10.1016/j.jpag.2004.11.006

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“…One area, however, in which race has consistently been found to be important in victimization research is related to the timing of disclosure of SV among affected youth. 26,27 The findings of this study must be considered in the context of several limitations. This is a cross-sectional analysis with past reports of SV, so causality cannot be inferred, and responses are subject to recall bias.…”

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confidence: 91%

Sexual Victimization and Reproductive Health Outcomes in Urban Youth

Trent

Clum

Roche

2007

Ambulatory Pediatrics

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Objective.--Adolescents and adults with a history of sexual victimization (SV) are at increased risk of engaging in sexual risk behaviors. This study seeks to examine race-and gender-based differences in SV as well as the association between SV and reproductive health outcomes (pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections [STIs]) among young adults from an urban community with high rates of both outcomes.Methods.--This study used cross-sectional data from the Young Adult Survey of the Baltimore Prevention Program's intervention trials. Participants initially enrolled as first graders were interviewed for the Young Adult Survey as they entered adulthood. A total of 1698 participants were asked about SV, pregnancy, and STIs. Data were analyzed by logistic regression analysis.Results.--History of SV did not vary by racial background, but female participants were more likely to report SV than their male peers. Results for models predicting STIs revealed a significant interaction between gender and SV. Adolescent girls who reported a SV were significantly more likely to have an STI than adolescent girls who did not report victimization. Both adolescent boys and girls who reported SV were more likely to report involvement in a pregnancy.Conclusions.--Youth in urban communities with a history of SV are far more likely than those without victimization histories to have a pregnancy or STI before young adulthood. Further research is needed to explore the mediators of these outcomes and the value of sexual safety and child protection programs for pregnancy and STI prevention in urban environments. Keywords adolescents; pregnancy; sexual victimization; sexually transmitted infection Sexual victimization of children and adolescents has been identified as a public health problem in the United States. 1 Data from national samples estimate that between 7% to 9% of adolescents report a history of forced intercourse, and 9% are involved in dating violence. 2, 3 Although these estimates are informative about the general population of in-school youth in the United States, they likely represent substantial underestimates of the problem of sexual victimization (SV) in high-risk populations such as low-income youth living in this country's central cities. 4,5 Among adolescent and young adult women, 18% to 25% had been subject to either verbal sexual coercion or attempted/completed acquaintance rape in the past year. 6,7Public health concern over SV largely stems from the strong links between childhood SV and subsequent mental health problems as well as increased sexual risk-related outcomes in adolescence. 8,9 Abused boys and girls are more likely to have intercourse at earlier ages, more

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Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 91%

Sexual Victimization and Reproductive Health Outcomes in Urban Youth

Trent

Clum

Roche

2007

Ambulatory Pediatrics

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“…It is likely that all the factors mentioned above contribute to the finding that 70% of rape victims initially do not disclose it to friends, partners and family members (Ahrens, Campbell, Ternier-Thames, Koss et al, 1988;Wasco & Sefl, 2007). In this regard, the closer the relationship between the victim and perpetrator is, the less likely the victim will disclose the rape (Koss et al, 1988;Rickert, Wiemann & Vaughan, 2005).…”

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The Lived Experience of Acquaintance Rape: A Phenomenological Study of Two South African Woman

Stones¹,

Moss²

2013

International Journal of Advances in Psychology

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This study explores the lived-experience of two South African women who have been raped, not by a stranger, but by an acquaintance. Through a phenomenological research approach, the descriptions of the experience given by the two participants during in-depth interviews were thoroughly explored. Certain aspects of the rape experience emerged from the data and were considered in relation to existing, predominantly Western society literature regarding acquaintance rape and the experience of the victim. In particular, issues such as knowing the perpetrator, the reactions of others to the rape, possible HIV infection and the support received from others were seen to have a significant impact on the nature of the lived-experience of each of the participants regarding their rape ordeal. Although the results of this study are not generalisable, they are able to give practitioners dealing with victims a deeper understanding of the possible aspects that could be a part of the experience of being raped by someone known, and the implications for recovery.

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“…When victims perceived that their own actions (or inactions) precipitated the event, they will be more likely to blame themselves and less likely to report the incident (Fisher, Daigle, Cullen, & Turner, 2003). Furthermore, research indicates that the presence of drugs or alcohol can mediate a victim's willingness to comply with authorities (Collins & Messerschmidt, 1993; although see Rickert, Wiemann, & Vaughan, 2005, who suggest that the victim-offender relationship has a stronger influence).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…In lieu of reporting to an official agency, victims may be inclined to report the incident to others (Fisher et al, 2003;Rickert et al, 2005). Historically, juvenile crime victims were more likely to disclose the incident to someone outside of the criminal justice system (Finkelhor & Ormond, 2001), whereas Dunn, Vail-Smith, and Knight (1999) found that approximately one third of college respondents reported their sexual assault to a peer.…”

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“…Although disclosure of a personal victimization has been identified as an important step toward recovery, research on females in emerging adulthood suggests that sexual assault victims often do not disclose, especially if the victim knows the assailant. In their study on estimating disclosure rates of date/acquaintance rape, Rickert et al (2005) found that victims were more likely to report the incident if the perpetrator was not a current boyfriend or partner (although see Goudriaan & Nieuwbeerta, 2007, who found that willingness to report to the authorities was influenced by whether the victim knew the offender or whether the victim was part of the same organization as the offender).…”

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Sexual Harassment Victimization During Emerging Adulthood

Clodfelter

Turner

Hartman

et al. 2008

Crime & Delinquency

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Sexual harassment of college students may lead to more serious forms of sexual assault. Few studies have investigated sexual harassment predictors framed within competing theoretical perspectives. In this study, the literature is extended by examining (a) three types of sexual harassment on a college campus, (b) the nature of reporting, and (c) whether routine activities and self-control theories effectively explain sexual harassment. Findings indicate that one fourth of the participants in the sample were sexually harassed, assaulted students are extremely unlikely to officially report incidents, and measures of routine activities theory are important predictors of sexual harassment. Prevention and education policies should focus on increased reporting to university authorities and helping students understand the situational contexts in which these behaviors are likely to occur.

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Disclosure of Date/Acquaintance Rape: Who Reports and When

Cited by 34 publications

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Sexual Victimization and Reproductive Health Outcomes in Urban Youth

Sexual Victimization and Reproductive Health Outcomes in Urban Youth

The Lived Experience of Acquaintance Rape: A Phenomenological Study of Two South African Woman

Sexual Harassment Victimization During Emerging Adulthood

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