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Brecklin, Leanne R.; Ullman, Sarah E. – Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 2010
The impact of victim and offender preassault substance use on the outcomes of sexual assault incidents was analyzed. Nine hundred and seventy female sexual assault victims were identified from the first wave of a longitudinal study based on a convenience sampling strategy. Multivariate models showed that victim injury was more likely in assaults…
Descriptors: Rape, Prevention, Injuries, Victims of Crime
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Ullman, Sarah E.; Knight, Raymond A. – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1991
Analyzed relation of situational factors, offender aggression, and victim resistance to women's sexual abuse and physical injury during sexual assaults using police reports/court testimonies of 274 women who avoided rape or were raped. After situational variables were partialed out, women's screaming was related to less severe sexual abuse;…
Descriptors: Aggression, Females, Injuries, Models
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Ullman, Sarah E. – Journal of Child Sexual Abuse, 1997
Examined how sexual assault history and attributions of blame were related to measures of recovery from, and cognitive adaptation to, trauma in a convenience sample of sexual assault victims (N=155). Results indicate that attributions of blame were related to assumptions about self and world but were unrelated to self-rated recovery. (RJM)
Descriptors: Adults, Females, Rape, Self Concept
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Ullman, Sarah E.; Karabatsos, George; Koss, Mary P. – Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 1999
Analyzes the role of alcohol in sexual assault. Hierarchical multivariate regression showed that victim alcohol abuse propensity and both victim and offender alcohol use prior to attack were directly associated with more severe sexual victimization to women. Suggests that rape and alcohol abuse prevention efforts can benefit by incorporating…
Descriptors: Alcohol Abuse, College Students, Drinking, Females
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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