Citation

Neville HA, Pugh AO. Violence Against Women 1997; 3(4): 361-381.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1997, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

12349144

Abstract

This exploratory study investigates general and culture-specific factors influencing African American women's post-sexual assault behaviors in the US. Included in the study were 29 African American sexual assault survivors who completed a paper-and-pencil survey and a semistructural interview. Findings suggest that both general and culture-specific factors contribute to the decision of women not to report the assault to the police. Furthermore, the majority of participants revealed the last incident to significant and generalized others. Additionally, many of the disclosing participants reported receiving, on average, positive reinforcement from the confidant or confidants. These evidences provide some support to counter previous studies suggesting that Black women and men are insensitive to sexual assault victims.

Language: en