TY - JOUR PY - 2014// TI - Disinhibition as a mechanism in sexual victimization: a prospective study JO - Journal of aggression, maltreatment and trauma A1 - Wilson, Laura C. A1 - Waldron, Jonathan C. A1 - Scarpa, Angela SP - 869 EP - 880 VL - 23 IS - 8 N2 - Disinhibition was examined as a mechanism in revictimization using a prospective research design. Of the sample of 211 young adult women, 43.1% reported prior sexual victimization (birth to the time of our initial assessment) and 32.2% reported sexual assault during the 6-month follow-up. The findings suggest that disinhibition was a partial mediator. Prior sexual victimization was associated with increased disinhibition as well as increased future sexual assault. Greater disinhibition was associated with increased future sexual assault. Once disinhibition was accounted for, the original relationship between prior and future sexual assault was reduced. Disinhibition partially explained revictimization and these behaviors might serve as possible targets of change in sexual victimization prevention work.

LA - en SN - 1092-6771 UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10926771.2014.948105 ID - ref1 ER -