TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2002//
TI  - World Assumptions, Sexual Assault, Depression, and Fearful Attitudes Toward Relationships
JO  - Journal of interpersonal violence
A1  - Harris, Holly N.
A1  - Valentiner, David P.
SP  - 286
EP  - 305
VL  - 17
IS  - 3
N2  - The current study examines the relationships among world assumptions, history of adult sexual assault, depressive symptoms, and fearful attitudes toward relationships. Three hundred and sixty-one female college students completed the Assumptive World Scales and a set of questionnaires to assess their sexual assault history subsequent to age 15, levels of depressive symptoms, sexual aversion, paranoia/self-consciousness, and fear of intimacy. Factor analysis of the Assumptive World Scales items revealed five dimensions that had clear relationships with factors proposed in the initial study. These five Assumptive Worlds dimensions accounted for significant variance in depression. These dimensions also accounted for significant variance in sexual aversion, paranoia/self-consciousness, and fear of intimacy, even when controlling for levels of depressive symptoms and sexual assault severity. The implications of these findings for research on sexual assault, cognitive schema, and interpersonal functioning are discussed.<p /> 
LA  - en
SN  - 0886-2605
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0886260502017003004
ID  - ref1
ER  -