Rape Disclosure and Depression Among Community Women: The Mediating Roles of Shame and Experiential Avoidance

Autor: Julia S. Kaufman, Terri L. Messman-Moore, Kim L. Gratz, David DiLillo, Prachi H. Bhuptani
Rok vydání: 2018
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Zdroj: Violence Against Women. 25:1226-1242
ISSN: 1552-8448
1077-8012
Popis: Many women who disclose a rape encounter victim-blaming responses, which are associated with negative outcomes. The present study examined rape-related shame and experiential avoidance as mediators of the relation between victim-blaming responses to rape disclosure and depression among 103 rape survivors drawn from a community sample. Results revealed that victim-blaming responses were positively associated with depressive symptoms through rape-related shame and experiential avoidance, and shame was indirectly related to depression via avoidance. Findings suggest clinical interventions should focus on rape-related shame and experiential avoidance in targeting depression among rape survivors, and future research should continue to examine how victim-blaming responses to rape disclosure may be related to these factors.
Databáze: OpenAIRE