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Wolitzky-Taylor, Kate B.; Resnick, Heidi S.; McCauley, Jenna L.; Amstadter, Ananda B.; Kilpatrick, Dean G.; Ruggiero, Kenneth J. – Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 2011
Rape affects one in seven women nationwide. Historically, most rape victims do not report rape to law enforcement. Research is needed to identify barriers to reporting and correlates of reporting to guide policy recommendations that address such barriers. We investigated the prevalence of reporting rape among a national sample of women (N = 3,001)…
Descriptors: Rape, Females, Incidence, Public Health
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Epstein, Jeffery N.; Saunders, Benjamin E.; Kilpatrick, Dean G.; Resnick, Heidi S. – Child Abuse & Neglect: The International Journal, 1998
Women (N=3,213) were interviewed initially, and again a year later, concerning childhood rape history, lifetime symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and lifetime alcohol use. Analysis found a history of childhood rape doubled the number of alcohol-abuse symptoms that women experienced in adulthood, suggesting that PTSD symptomatology…
Descriptors: Adults, Alcohol Abuse, Child Abuse, Females