Investigated the social adjustment of rape victims during one year following their assaults. Victims exhibited disruption in overall social adjustment for the first few months. By four months after the rape, most of the subscales had stabilized at levels similar to the nonvictims'. Work adjustment was affected through eight months following the…

Reviews the literature on the psychological impact of rape on adult female victims, and explores typical patterns of recovery, types of symptoms, and variables affecting recovery. Explores moderating and preassault variables, within-assault variables such as acquaintance status and level of violence, and postassault variables such as social…