Citation

Ennis N, Rheingold A, Zinzow HM, Thompson MP, Gilmore AK, Kilpatrick D, Hahn CK. Violence Against Women 2023; ePub(ePub): ePub.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2023, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/10778012231156149

PMID

36862797

Abstract

We examined the associations between women's behavioral coping responses during sexual assault and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms, and the moderating role of alexithymia in college women (N  =  152). Immobilized responses (b  =  0.52, p < .001), childhood SA (b  =  0.18, p  =  .01), and alexithymia (b  =  0.34, p < .001) significantly predicted PTSD. The interaction between immobilized responses and alexithymia was significant (b  =  0.39, p  =  .002), indicating a stronger association for those higher in alexithymia. Immobilized responses are associated with PTSD, particularly for those with difficulty identifying and labeling emotions.

Language: en

Keywords

sexual assault; posttraumatic stress disorder; alexithymia; behavioral coping responses