ERIC Number: EJ1359137
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2022
Pages: 11
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0744-8481
EISSN: EISSN-1940-3208
Disclosure to Friends or Family and Consequences after Interpersonal Violence: Intersections of Sexual Identity and Race
Mennicke, Annelise; Bowling, Jessamyn; Geiger, Elizabeth; Brewster, Melanie
Journal of American College Health, v70 n5 p1465-1475 2022
Objective: This study's purpose was to examine whether disclosures to friends or family post-victimization was associated with emotional and academic consequences (e.g. feeling detached from others, getting worse grades) among students grouped by sexual identity and race intersections. Participants and Methods: We analyzed data from an online survey that was distributed to students (n = 6,331) at a university in the Southeast. Results: Path analyses indicated disclosure to friends and family partially mediated the relationship between victimization and consequences, such that an increase in the number of disclosures was associated with an increase in the number of consequences. These paths were significant among White sexual minority victims, sexual minority victims of color, White heterosexual students, and heterosexual students of color. Conclusions: These findings indicate that disclosure to informal sources is associated with amplified consequences, which may be ameliorated by training friends and family to respond to disclosures in a supportive manner.
Descriptors: Self Disclosure (Individuals), Victims, Violence, Racial Differences, Ethnicity, Sexual Identity, Undergraduate Students, Sexual Harassment, Rape, Sexual Abuse, Dating (Social)
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
Sponsor: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) (DHHS/PHS); National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS) (DHHS/NIH)
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Grant or Contract Numbers: U01CE002668; UL1TR001998