Research Article
Have access already?
Get access to this article:
Or get access to the particular issue:
- Perpetual access Add to cart ($49.95)
Or get access to the entire journal:
Abstract
There is a growing body of research examining the disclosure of sexual assault. But the focus on time to first disclosure does not capture the whole picture. Survivors also differ in how long they continue to disclose, to whom they disclose, and the types of reactions received during disclosure. To provide a more comprehensive view of disclosure, this study sought to identify patterns of disclosure among a sample of 103 female sexual assault survivors recruited from the community. This study also sought to identify characteristics of each disclosure pattern, differences in how each disclosure pattern tends to unfold (e.g., who is told and how they react), and differences in how these disclosure patterns are related to physical and mental health outcomes. Results revealed four distinct disclosure patterns: nondisclosers, slow starters, crisis disclosers, and ongoing disclosers. Assault characteristics and rape acknowledgment distinguished nondisclosers and slow starters from the other two disclosure groups. Slow starters were also less likely to disclose to police and medical personnel and received negative reactions less frequently while nondisclosers experienced more symptoms of depression and posttraumatic stress than other groups. Implications of these findings for future research and practice are discussed.
Period | Abstract | Full | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Apr 2024 | 165 | 0 | 5 | 170 |
Mar 2024 | 137 | 0 | 0 | 137 |
Feb 2024 | 150 | 0 | 0 | 150 |
Jan 2024 | 149 | 0 | 0 | 149 |
Dec 2023 | 123 | 0 | 1 | 124 |
Nov 2023 | 139 | 0 | 2 | 141 |
Oct 2023 | 92 | 0 | 0 | 92 |
Sep 2023 | 115 | 0 | 2 | 117 |
Aug 2023 | 46 | 0 | 2 | 48 |
Jul 2023 | 58 | 0 | 3 | 61 |
Jun 2023 | 85 | 0 | 0 | 85 |
May 2023 | 155 | 0 | 2 | 157 |
Apr 2023 | 84 | 0 | 2 | 86 |
Mar 2023 | 157 | 0 | 1 | 158 |
Feb 2023 | 59 | 0 | 5 | 64 |
Jan 2023 | 67 | 0 | 3 | 70 |
Dec 2022 | 90 | 0 | 6 | 96 |
Nov 2022 | 133 | 0 | 2 | 135 |
Oct 2022 | 98 | 0 | 2 | 100 |
Sep 2022 | 92 | 0 | 2 | 94 |
Aug 2022 | 56 | 0 | 2 | 58 |
Jul 2022 | 70 | 0 | 2 | 72 |
Jun 2022 | 94 | 0 | 3 | 97 |
May 2022 | 89 | 0 | 1 | 90 |
Apr 2022 | 110 | 0 | 4 | 114 |
Mar 2022 | 157 | 0 | 5 | 162 |
Feb 2022 | 104 | 0 | 4 | 108 |
Jan 2022 | 102 | 0 | 2 | 104 |
Dec 2021 | 84 | 0 | 7 | 91 |
Nov 2021 | 146 | 0 | 5 | 151 |
Oct 2021 | 137 | 0 | 7 | 144 |
Sep 2021 | 82 | 0 | 1 | 83 |
Aug 2021 | 71 | 0 | 2 | 73 |
Jul 2021 | 43 | 0 | 2 | 45 |
Jun 2021 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 62 |
May 2021 | 117 | 0 | 2 | 119 |
Apr 2021 | 152 | 0 | 5 | 157 |
Mar 2021 | 174 | 0 | 3 | 177 |
Feb 2021 | 126 | 0 | 3 | 129 |
Jan 2021 | 219 | 0 | 2 | 221 |
Dec 2020 | 154 | 0 | 2 | 156 |
Nov 2020 | 117 | 0 | 2 | 119 |
Oct 2020 | 137 | 0 | 3 | 140 |
Sep 2020 | 112 | 0 | 6 | 118 |
Aug 2020 | 96 | 0 | 2 | 98 |
Jul 2020 | 100 | 0 | 1 | 101 |
Jun 2020 | 71 | 0 | 1 | 72 |
May 2020 | 94 | 0 | 5 | 99 |
Apr 2020 | 121 | 0 | 5 | 126 |
Mar 2020 | 124 | 0 | 3 | 127 |
Feb 2020 | 124 | 0 | 4 | 128 |
Jan 2020 | 64 | 0 | 4 | 68 |
Dec 2019 | 33 | 0 | 2 | 35 |
Nov 2019 | 31 | 0 | 4 | 35 |
Oct 2019 | 20 | 0 | 3 | 23 |
Sep 2019 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 11 |
Aug 2019 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
Jul 2019 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 15 |
Jun 2019 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
May 2019 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 21 |
Apr 2019 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 12 |
Mar 2019 | 65 | 0 | 1 | 66 |
Feb 2019 | 70 | 0 | 4 | 74 |
Jan 2019 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
Dec 2018 | 67 | 0 | 2 | 69 |
Nov 2018 | 72 | 0 | 5 | 77 |
Oct 2018 | 131 | 0 | 8 | 139 |
Sep 2018 | 60 | 0 | 1 | 61 |
Aug 2018 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 15 |