@article{ref1,
title="Rape disclosure and depression among community women: the mediating roles of shame and experiential avoidance",
journal="Violence against women",
year="2019",
author="Bhuptani, Prachi H. and Kaufman, Julia S. and Messman-Moore, Terri L. and Gratz, Kim L. and DiLillo, David",
volume="25",
number="10",
pages="1226-1242",
abstract="Many women who disclose a rape encounter victim-blaming responses, which are associated with negative outcomes. The present study examined rape-related shame and experiential avoidance as mediators of the relation between victim-blaming responses to rape disclosure and depression among 103 rape survivors drawn from a community sample. <br><br>RESULTS revealed that victim-blaming responses were positively associated with depressive symptoms through rape-related shame and experiential avoidance, and shame was indirectly related to depression via avoidance. <br><br>FINDINGS suggest clinical interventions should focus on rape-related shame and experiential avoidance in targeting depression among rape survivors, and future research should continue to examine how victim-blaming responses to rape disclosure may be related to these factors.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1077-8012",
doi="10.1177/1077801218811683",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1077801218811683"
}