TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2023//
TI  - In their own words: sexual assault resistance strategies among Kenyan adolescent girls following participation in an empowerment self-defense program
JO  - Violence against women
A1  - Edwards, Katie M.
A1  - Omondi, Benjamin
A1  - Wambui, Rose Alice
A1  - Darragh-Ford, Elise
A1  - Apollo, Rosebella
A1  - Devisheim, Haim Haikel
A1  - Langat, Nickson
A1  - Kaede, Beth
A1  - Ntinyari, Wendy
A1  - Keller, Jennifer
SP  - ePub
EP  - ePub
VL  - ePub
IS  - ePub
N2  - The purpose of this study was to examine, via testimonial data, resistance strategies used to thwart a sexual assault among slum-dwelling Kenyan adolescent girls (N  =  678) following their participation in an empowerment self-defense program (IMpower). A subset of girls from the larger trials participated. The majority (58.2%) of perpetrators were strangers; there were no differences in resistance strategies used between strangers versus known perpetrators (83.8% used verbal strategies, 33.2% used resistance strategies, 16.7% ran away, and 7.9% used distraction). Associations between resistance strategies and perpetrator tactics, number of assailants, location of the assault, and the presence of a bystander were also examined.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1077-8012
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/10778012231153360
ID  - ref1
ER  -