Key issues in the rape and sexual assault of adult women

2018 ◽  
pp. 403-418
Author(s):  
Walter S. DeKeseredy ◽  
Callie Marie Rennison
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Assault ◽  
Adult Women ◽  
Key Issues

Sexual assault prevention in the military: Key issues and recommendations

2018 ◽  
Vol 30 (3) ◽  
pp. 240-251 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christine A. Gidycz ◽  
Joel Wyatt ◽  
Nathan W. Galbreath ◽  
Stephen H. Axelrad ◽  
Dave R. McCone
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Assault ◽  
Sexual Assault Prevention ◽  
Key Issues ◽  
The Military ◽  
Assault Prevention

Psychological and Physical Morbidity of Sexual Assault Among Adult Women Students

2020 ◽  
Vol 87 (9) ◽  
pp. S327
Author(s):  
Lauren Gullett ◽  
Nicole A. Short ◽  
Grace Burud ◽  
Megan Lechner ◽  
Kathy Bell ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Women Students ◽  
Sexual Assault ◽  
Adult Women ◽  
Physical Morbidity

Sexual Assault: Exploring Real-Time Consequences the Next Day and in Subsequent Days

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Todd Barrett Kashdan ◽  
David Disabato ◽  
Patrick McKnight ◽  
Kerry Kelso ◽  
Marla Lauber ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Assault ◽  
Well Being ◽  
The United States ◽  
Small Sample ◽  
Adult Women ◽  
Subjective Well Being ◽  
Sexual Assault Survivors ◽  
Sexually Assaulted ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Assault Survivors

Approximately 15-20% of adult women in the United States have been sexually assaulted. To our knowledge, there are no studies capturing prior functioning and near immediate psychological reactions of sexual assault survivors. In the present study, each night over the course of three weeks, we asked college students to report on their sexual activity and well-being. Six women reported being sexually assaulted at least once. We examined psychological experiences on the days before and after sexual assaults (including negative and positive affect, social anxiety, self-esteem, emotion expressive suppression, and cognitive reappraisal). To examine sexual assault reactions, we used various modeling techniques. Our results suggest that before and after being assaulted, survivors showed no consistent response in subjective well-being. We failed to find a prototypical psychological profile. Despite the small sample, our results dispel the myth that sexual assault survivors are homogeneous in generating and regulating emotions.

Sexism, Moral Disengagement, and Dark Triad Traits on Perpetrators of Sexual Violence Against Women and Community Men

Sexual Abuse ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. 107906322110516
Author(s):  
María Patricia Navas ◽  
Lorena Maneiro ◽  
Olalla Cutrín ◽  
José A. Gómez-Fraguela ◽  
Jorge Sobral
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Assault ◽  
Sexual Violence ◽  
Violence Against Women ◽  
Partner Violence ◽  
Moral Disengagement ◽  
Ambivalent Sexism ◽  
Dark Triad ◽  
Adult Women ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Sexist Attitudes

The field of criminal psychology involves delving into psychological profiles prone to accepting and justifying sexist attitudes that support sexual violence against adult women (SVAW). The aim of the current study is to analyze the mediating role of moral disengagement in the relationships between dark triad personality traits (Machiavellianism, psychopathy, and narcissism) and ambivalent sexism in a sample of 74 male perpetrators of sexual violence against women ( M = 40.58; SD = 10.05) convicted of intimate partner violence (IPV) and sexual assault and 160 community men ( M = 43.54; SD = 10.63). Since there were no significant differences in the measured variables between individuals convicted of IPV and those convicted of sexual assault, these two groups were combined into a single group of perpetrators of sexual violence against women. A comparison of incarcerated and community men showed that perpetrators of sexual violence against women reported significantly higher levels of ambivalent sexism, moral disengagement, and psychopathy than community men. The moderated mediational model showed that the dark triad was not directly associated with ambivalent sexism, but the relationship was fully mediated by moral disengagement mechanisms. Moreover, the interdependence of the variables evaluated was moderated by group. The moral disengagement mechanisms that explain both hostile and benevolent sexism were associated with Machiavellianism and psychopathy among perpetrators of sexual violence against women, whereas among community men, these mechanisms were associated with Machiavellianism and narcissism. These findings are discussed as they pertain to the treatment of perpetrators of sexual violence against women.

scholarly journals Sexual assault: key issues

2007 ◽  
Vol 100 (7) ◽  
pp. 321-324 ◽  
Author(s):  
B. Cybulska
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Assault ◽  
Key Issues

scholarly journals Sexual assault: key issues

2007 ◽  
Vol 100 (7) ◽  
pp. 321-324 ◽  
Author(s):  
Beata Cybulska
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Assault ◽  
Key Issues

scholarly journals From Sexual Assault to Sexual Risk

2016 ◽  
Vol 31 (20) ◽  
pp. 3377-3395 ◽  
Author(s):  
Brooke E. Wells ◽  
Tyrel J. Starks ◽  
Erika Robel ◽  
Brian C. Kelly ◽  
Jeffrey T. Parsons ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Assault ◽  
Sexual Risk ◽  
Health And Safety ◽  
Gay And Bisexual Men ◽  
Adult Women ◽  
Bisexual Men ◽  
Condomless Sex ◽  
Vaginal Sex ◽  
Relational Mechanism ◽  
And Bisexual

Among women and gay and bisexual men, sexual assault is associated with increased rates of sexual risk behavior and negative sexual health outcomes. Although the mechanisms of these effects are potentially myriad, the current analyses examine the role of perceived partner pressure for condomless sex in mediating the association between adult sexual assault (ASA) and recent anal or vaginal sex without a condom. In a sample of 205 young adult women and gay and bisexual men, ASA was indirectly associated with condomless anal and/or vaginal sex via perceptions of partner pressure for condomless sex, χ2(1) = 5.66, p = .02, after controlling for race, age, gender and sexual identity, and relationship status. The elucidation of this relational mechanism points to several potential intervention and prevention strategies that may reduce actual and perceived pressure for sex without a condom, including strategies designed to facilitate the prioritization of health and safety over relational goals and the improvement of partner selection and perceptions of partner pressure.

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