@article{ref1,
title="Victim motivations for disclosing unwanted sexual experiences and partner abuse",
journal="Affilia",
year="2017",
author="Demers, Jennifer M. and Roberts, Alexa P. and Bennett, Sidney and Banyard, Victoria L.",
volume="32",
number="3",
pages="327-343",
abstract="Sexual assault and partner abuse are major problems on college campuses. While the majority of victims will tell a friend or other informal support about their experience, formal disclosures to authorities are still infrequent. Past research has examined barriers to choosing to disclose; however, little research has explored victims' motivational goals behind their decision to disclose to various people. In the present study, 13 semistructured interviews were conducted with survivors of partner abuse and/or sexual violence at northeastern universities in the United States and the resulting data were content coded for motivations associated with disclosing. Four major themes emerged: (1) improving emotional or psychological well-being; (2) fulfilling perceived social obligations or responsibilities; (3) seeking information or assessment; and (4) seeking action in the form of advocacy, accommodations, or criminal prosecution. <br><br>RESULTS from this study suggest that there is not a &quot;one-size-fits-all&quot; model for responding to informal and formal reports of victimization on campuses. Implications of these results for designing survivor-centered college community responses will be discussed.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0886-1099",
doi="10.1177/0886109917704936",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0886109917704936"
}