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Brecklin, Leanne R.; Ullman, Sarah E. – Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 2005
Self-defense classes aim to prevent violence against women by strengthening women's capacity to defend themselves; however, little research has examined the effects of self-defense training on women's attempts to fight back during actual attacks. This study investigated the relationship of self-defense or assertiveness training and women's…
Descriptors: Females, Rape, Assertiveness, Violence
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Ullman, Sarah E.; Filipas, Henrietta H.; Townsend, Stephanie M.; Starzynski, Laura L. – Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 2006
This study's goal is to identify differences in background, assault, and post assault factors according to the victim-offender relationship. A mail survey is conducted with more than 1,000 female sexual assault survivors (response rate 90%) recruited from college, community, and mental health agency sources. Stranger assailants are associated with…
Descriptors: Sexual Abuse, Mail Surveys, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Females