@article{ref1,
title="Prospective Changes in Attributions of Self-Blame and Social Reactions to Women's Disclosures of Adult Sexual Assault",
journal="Journal of interpersonal violence",
year="2011",
author="Ullman, Sarah E. and Najdowski, Cynthia J.",
volume="26",
number="10",
pages="1934-1962",
abstract="The present longitudinal study examined relationships between self-blame attributions and social reactions to disclosure in a community sample of adult sexual assault victims (N = 555). Cross-lagged panel analyses showed that neither characterological self-blame nor behavioral self-blame related to negative social reactions over the 1-year follow-up period. In contrast, characterological but not behavioral self-blame predicted fewer positive reactions over time. Although positive reactions did not reduce self-blame, negative reactions led to greater characterological, but not behavioral, self-blame during the course of the study. Thus, relationships between self-blame and social reactions were not reciprocal but rather quite complex. The effects of victims' coping strategies and sexual revictimization were also assessed.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0886-2605",
doi="10.1177/0886260510372940",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0886260510372940"
}