@article{ref1,
title="Characteristics and life experiences associated with receiving a rape disclosure within a national telephone household probability sample of women",
journal="Journal of community psychology",
year="2014",
author="Paul, Lisa and Walsh, Kate and McCauley, Jenna and Ruggiero, Ken and Resnick, Heidi S. and Acierno, Ron E. and Kilpatrick, Dean G.",
volume="42",
number="5",
pages="583-592",
abstract="Disclosure of rape to informal support sources is relatively common, but not well understood. This study expands our limited knowledge of disclosure recipients' experience by examining associations between their socio-demographic and life experiences with receipt of a rape disclosure and encouragement of the victim to formally report her assault. Over 35% of the 3,001 community-residing women in this national sample reported receiving a rape disclosure. Women who had a personal history of sexual assault, met lifetime diagnostic criteria for posttraumatic stress disorder or depression, met past-year diagnostic criteria for substance abuse, engaged in monthly binge drinking and non-experimental substance use, and sought help for emotional concerns were significantly more likely to be recipients. Approximately two-thirds (69%) of disclosure recipients encouraged the victim to formally report the rape, and encouragement was also significantly associated with these characteristics. Implications of these findings for improving the disclosure process are provided.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0090-4392",
doi="10.1002/jcop.21639",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jcop.21639"
}