Citation

Bondurant B. Violence Against Women 2001; 7(3): 294-314.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2001, SAGE Publishing)

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Abstract

An ecological framework was used to examine individual, situational, and social predictors of university women's acknowledgment of rape experiences. Only individual and situational factors uniquely predicted acknowledgment. Women were more likely to acknowledge a rape if they experienced higher levels of violence during the rape, possessed factors congruent with an acquaintance rape script rather than a blitz rape script, and blamed their behavior for the rape. All women experienced a generally low amount of self-blame and blamed the perpetrator more than themselves. Implications for rape awareness programs are discussed. (Abstract Adapted from Source: Violence Against Women, 2001. Copyright © 2001 by SAGE Publications)

Violence Against Women
Adult Female
Adult Victim
Adult Perceptions
Victim Perceptions
Female Victim
College Student Research
Situational Factors
Self Blaming
Rape Perceptions
Rape Victim
Sexual Assault Perceptions
Sexual Assault Victim
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