Citation

Pinsky HT, Shepard ME, Bird ER, Gilmore AK, Norris J, Davis KC, George WH. Violence Against Women 2017; 23(9): 1039-1054.

Affiliation

Department of Psychology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2017, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/1077801216655624

PMID

27486127

Abstract

Little is known based on the stratification and localization of penetration type of rape: oral, vaginal, and/or anal. The current study examined associations between type of rape and mental and sexual health symptoms in 865 community women. All penetration types were positively associated with negative mental and sexual health symptoms. Oral and/or anal rape accounted for additional variance in anxiety, depression, some trauma-related symptoms, and dysfunctional sexual behavior than the association with vaginal rape alone.

FINDINGS suggest that penetration type can be an important facet of a rape experience and may be useful to assess in research and clinical settings.

© The Author(s) 2016.

Language: en