Sexual Assault Victim/Perpetrator Gender Dyads and the Risk for PTSD and SUD Development
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| Title: | Sexual Assault Victim/Perpetrator Gender Dyads and the Risk for PTSD and SUD Development |
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| Authors: | Howe, Inola |
| Advisors: | Delahanty, Douglas |
| Summary: | Current literature lacks research on incidents of sexual assault that do not involve the typical female victim with a male perpetrator. The present study examined differences in victim/perpetrator gender dyads following sexual assault and the extent to which they were differentially associated with PTSD and SUDs. Participants (N=29) were recruited from a detoxification facility in a Midwestern city. Participants were given the PCL-5 to assess PTSD symptoms, the ASSIST to assess SUD symptoms, and the SES-SFV to assess history of sexual victimization. A one-way ANOVA of gender dyad predicting PTSD symptoms revealed a marginal, but nonsignificant a of gender dyad on PCL-5 scores. A one-way ANOVA on gender dyad predicting SUD symptoms revealed there was no significant effect of gender dyad on ASSIST scores. Results may indicate that sexual assault is equally impactful across gender dyads; however, this is a preliminary assumption due to the small sample size. Replications of the study are necessary to support this conclusion. |
| URL: | http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ksuhonors1557158612968643 |
| Database: | OpenDissertations |
| Abstract: | Current literature lacks research on incidents of sexual assault that do not involve the typical female victim with a male perpetrator. The present study examined differences in victim/perpetrator gender dyads following sexual assault and the extent to which they were differentially associated with PTSD and SUDs. Participants (N=29) were recruited from a detoxification facility in a Midwestern city. Participants were given the PCL-5 to assess PTSD symptoms, the ASSIST to assess SUD symptoms, and the SES-SFV to assess history of sexual victimization. A one-way ANOVA of gender dyad predicting PTSD symptoms revealed a marginal, but nonsignificant a of gender dyad on PCL-5 scores. A one-way ANOVA on gender dyad predicting SUD symptoms revealed there was no significant effect of gender dyad on ASSIST scores. Results may indicate that sexual assault is equally impactful across gender dyads; however, this is a preliminary assumption due to the small sample size. Replications of the study are necessary to support this conclusion. |
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