%0 Journal Article %T Prospective Changes in Attributions of Self-Blame and Social Reactions to Women's Disclosures of Adult Sexual Assault %J Journal of interpersonal violence %D 2011 %A Ullman, Sarah E. %A Najdowski, Cynthia J. %V 26 %N 10 %P 1934-1962 %X 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.

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%G en %I SAGE Publishing %@ 0886-2605 %U http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0886260510372940