Citation

Gidycz CA, Orchowski LM, Probst DR, Edwards KM, Murphy M, Tansill E. Violence Against Women 2015; 21(6): 780-800.

Affiliation

Ohio University, Athens, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2015, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/1077801215576579

PMID

25845615

Abstract

The present study describes the 4- and 7-month postintervention outcomes of a sexual assault risk reduction program for women, which was part of an evaluation that included a prevention program for men. Relative to the control group, participants evidenced more relational sexual assertiveness and self-protective behavior, and were more likely to indicate that they utilized active verbal and physical self-defense strategies. Whether or not women experienced subsequent victimization did not differ between groups. Relative to control group women who were victimized, program participants who were victimized between the 4- and 7-month follow-up blamed the perpetrator more and evidenced less self-blame.

Language: en