ERIC Number: EJ1432404
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2024
Pages: 21
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ISSN: ISSN-8756-8225
EISSN: EISSN-1540-4730
Examining the Relations among Coping, Disclosure, and Personality Traits for Sexually Victimized College Students
Danielle Eftaxas; Lyndsay Jenkins
Journal of College Student Mental Health, v38 n3 p552-572 2024
The primary goal of this study was to investigate the relations among personality traits, coping styles, and disclosure, controlling for demographic characteristics, with sexually victimized college students. There were 117 participants, ranging from 18 to 28 years of age. Data were collected via self-reported surveys. Results showed ethnicity and openness significantly predicted engagement coping, while sexual orientation and neuroticism significantly predicted disengagement coping. Gender significantly predicted informal disclosure, while none of the variables in the study significantly predicted formal disclosure. Disengagement coping partially moderated the association between both agreeableness and openness and disclosure. Engagement coping partially moderated the association between openness and disclosure. Colleges should provide counseling centers and victim advocate offices with resources that can be used to support victims of sexual victimization to increase appropriate coping skills and increase the likelihood for disclosure, recommendations for future studies are offered.
Descriptors: Coping, Self Disclosure (Individuals), Personality Traits, Sexual Abuse, Victims of Crime, College Students, Student Characteristics, Sexual Orientation, Gender Differences, Racial Differences
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Sexual Experiences Survey; Big Five Inventory
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