Citation

Latack JA, Moyer A, Simon VA, Davila J. Trauma Violence Abuse 2015; ePub(ePub): ePub.

Affiliation

Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2015, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/1524838015602737

PMID

26337573

Abstract

The current meta-analysis examined the effects of sexual victimization (SV) on attentional bias for sexual threat. This relationship was also examined among victims of SV with and without a current diagnosis of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The broader aim was to elucidate potential mechanisms operating between SV and negative health outcomes. As hypothesized, the findings supported a positive relationship between SV and attentional bias toward sexual threat stimuli, and subanalyses indicated that PTSD symptomatology significantly contributed to this association.

Language: en