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Fortier, Michelle A.; DiLillo, David; Messman-Moore, Terri L.; Peugh, James; DeNardi, Kathleen A.; Gaffey, Kathryn J. – Psychology of Women Quarterly, 2009
Child sexual abuse (CSA) has consistently been associated with the use of avoidant coping; these coping methods have been associated with increased trauma symptoms, which have, in turn, been linked to increased risk for adult sexual revictimization. Given these previous findings, the purpose of the current study was to test a model that…
Descriptors: Sexual Abuse, Child Abuse, Females, Path Analysis
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Stoner, Susan A.; Norris, Jeanette; George, William H.; Davis, Kelly Cue; Masters, N. Tatiana; Hessler, Danielle M. – Psychology of Women Quarterly, 2007
This study used an experimental paradigm to investigate the role of secondary cognitive appraisals in women's sexual assault resistance and whether these appraisals mediated influences of alcohol and prior victimization. After consuming a beverage (control, placebo, moderate, or high dose), 351 women projected themselves into a simulated…
Descriptors: Sexual Abuse, Females, Alcohol Abuse, Victims of Crime
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Himelein, Melissa J. – Psychology of Women Quarterly, 1995
In a longitudinal study, risk characteristics were examined over 32 months for 100 women in an effort to identify predictors of sexual victimization in college dating. The best prediction model contained only two variables: precollege victimization in dating was positively correlated with college victimization, and sexual conservatism was…
Descriptors: College Students, Conservatism, Correlation, Dating (Social)