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Citation |
Riggs DS, Kilpatrick DG, Resnick HS. J. Fam. Violence 1992; 7(4): 283-296. |
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Affiliation |
Medical College of Pennsylvania, Eastern Pennsylvania Psychiatric Institute, 3200 Henry Avenue, 19129 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Medical University of South Carolina, 29208 Columbia, South Carolina |
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Copyright |
(Copyright © 1992, Holtzbrinck Springer Nature Publishing Group) |
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Abstract |
This study compared four groups of women who reported being the victims of a single violent crime (total N = 47) and a group of non-victimized women (N = 96). Victims were divided into groups based on the type of assault (rape vs. aggravated assault) and the identity of their assailant (husband vs. stranger). The groups were compared on measures of psychological functioning and symptoms of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. Crime victims reported higher levels of psychological distress than did the non-victimized women across a variety of symptom areas. There were no group differences among the four victim groups on any of the measures. Women assaulted by their husbands were more likely to report that the assault was one of a series of similar attacks. Victims of aggravated assault were more likely than rape victims to report that they feared for their lives during the assault. Results are discussed with respect to societal views on the comparative severity of marital and stranger assaults. |