Sexual assault history and social support: Six general population studies
Abstract
We evaluated the association of sexual assault history with later social support, operationalized as network size, marital status, presence of a partner, frequency of network contacts, and emotional support from friends and family, from spouse, and from partner. Data came from six independent general population surveys (pooled N = 9,865) whose results were summarized using meta-analysis. People who had been sexually assaulted were less likely than others to be married (OR = 0.75, 95% CI = 0.65, 0.87) or to report at least weekly contact with friends and relatives (OR = 0.48, 95% CI = 0.31, 0.75), and reported less emotional support from friends and family (OR = 0.72,95% CI = 0.58,0.89) and spouse (OR = 0.67, 95% CI = 0.54, 0.82). Results were consistent across studies, genders, and ethnic groups. Circumstances of sexual assault were sometimes related to social support.
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Betrayal traumas are associated with more disrupted interpersonal relationships relative to other trauma exposures.
“However, given that betrayal traumas are associated with more disrupted interpersonal relationships relative to other trauma exposures (e.g. DiLillo, 2001; DiMauro, Renshaw, & Blais, 2018; Golding, Wilsnack, & Cooper, 2002), meta-analyses focused on trauma in general may not accurately reflect the relation between social support and PTSD for betrayal trauma survivors.”
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- Authors
- Golding, J. M., Wilsnack, S. C., & Cooper, M. L.
- Affiliations
- University of California, San Francisco (US)
- University of North Dakota (US)
- University of Missouri (US)
- Corresponding author
- Golding, Jacqueline M.
- Venue
- Journal of Traumatic Stress
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Published
- 2002-06
- Volume
- 15
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 187-197
- ISSN
- 0894-9867 (ISSN-L)
- 1573-6598
- OpenAlex
- W2006302491
- Cited by
- 90
- References
- 49
- Citations by year
- 2026: 1 · 2025: 1 · 2024: 3 · 2022: 7 · 2021: 5 · 2020: 4 · 2019: 5 · 2018: 4 · 2017: 7 · 2015: 6 · 2014: 5 · 2013: 2 · 2012: 1
- FWCI
- 1.32
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Journal of Traumatic Stress (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- National Institutes of Health (5u01mh035865-06, 5u01mh035386-05, 5r29mh050005-05, 3u01mh033883-05s3, n44hd023161-006, 3u01mh033870-05s1, 1r01hd021537-01)
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (N44-ND-02910)
- University at Buffalo
- National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (R01AA008047, R01AA08047, R37 AA04610, R37AA004610)
- National Institute of Mental Health (U01 MH-33883, U01 MH34224, U01 MH 35865, U01 MH 33870, U01 MH35386, R29-MH50005)
- Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (N44-HD-23161, HD 21537)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Gender Studies › Sexual Assault and Victimization Studies
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Child Abuse and Trauma
- Social Sciences › Health › Intimate Partner and Family Violence
- Keywords
- sexual assault, social support, emotional support, marital status, social network size, couple relationships, friendship networks, family support, general population
- MeSH terms
- Adaptation, Psychological, Adolescent, Adult, Child, Child Abuse, Sexual, Female, Humans, Male, Medical History Taking, Rape, Research Design, Social Support, Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic, United States, Marital Status, Survivors, Spouses, Community Networks, Friends
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