TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2019//
TI  - Rape disclosure and depression among community women: the mediating roles of shame and experiential avoidance
JO  - Violence against women
A1  - Bhuptani, Prachi H.
A1  - Kaufman, Julia S.
A1  - Messman-Moore, Terri L.
A1  - Gratz, Kim L.
A1  - DiLillo, David
SP  - 1226
EP  - 1242
VL  - 25
IS  - 10
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 1077-8012
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1077801218811683
ID  - ref1
ER  -