Citation

Relyea M, Ullman SE. Violence Against Women 2017; 23(12): 1462-1483.

Affiliation

University of Illinois at Chicago, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2017, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/1077801216661035

PMID

27555596

Abstract

This study used a large community sample of women sexual assault survivors to prospectively assess 17 theorized predictors across four types of sexual assault revictimization: unwanted contact, coercion, substance-involved assault (SIA), and force.

RESULTS indicated that predictors varied across types of revictimization: Unwanted contact and coercion appeared more common in social contexts more hostile toward survivors, whereas forcible assaults and SIAs occurred in circumstances where survivors were vulnerable to being targeted by perpetrators. Overall, the strongest predictors were social environments hostile to survivors, race, childhood sexual abuse, decreased refusal assertiveness, and having more sexual partners. We discuss implications for intervention and research.

© The Author(s) 2016.

Language: en