@article{ref1,
title="Effects of a rape experience: a longitudinal study",
journal="Journal of Social Issues",
year="1981",
author="Kilpatrick, Dean G. and Resick, Patricia A. and Veronen, Lois J.",
volume="37",
number="4",
pages="105-122",
abstract="After reviewing previous work on psychological effects of a rape experience, this paper reports the results of a longitudinal investigation of victim reactions to rape. Adult victims (N = 20) were assessed at 1 month, 6 months, and 1 year postrape, and a group of matched non-victims (N = 20) were assessed at similar intervals. Findings were that victims were significantly more anxious, fearful, suspicious, and confused than nonvictims for at least a year after their assaults. However, there was significant improvement on those as well as other measures of personality and mood state over time, particularly between 1 and 6 months. Implications of these findings with regard to both social learning and feminist theory and therapy are discussed.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0022-4537",
doi="10.1111/j.1540-4560.1981.tb01073.x",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1540-4560.1981.tb01073.x"
}