TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2015//
TI  - Examining cultural, social, and self-related aspects of stigma in relation to sexual assault and trauma symptoms
JO  - Violence against women
A1  - Deitz, Mandi F.
A1  - Williams, Stacey L.
A1  - Rife, Sean C.
A1  - Cantrell, Peggy
SP  - 598
EP  - 615
VL  - 21
IS  - 5
N2  - The current study investigated a model explaining sexual assault victims' severity of trauma symptoms that incorporated multiple stigma constructs. Integrating the sexual assault literature with the stigma literature, this study sought to better understand trauma-related outcomes of sexual assault by examining three levels of stigma-cultural, social, and self. <br><br>RESULTS showed self-stigma was significantly and positively related to trauma symptom severity. Thus, results revealed that the internalized aspect of stigma served as a mechanism in the relation between sexual assault severity and increased levels of trauma symptom severity, highlighting the importance of assessing self-stigma in women reporting sexual assault experiences.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1077-8012
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1077801215573330
ID  - ref1
ER  -