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Surviving the storm: the role of social support and religious coping in sexual assault recovery of African American women

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Bryant-Davis, Thema, Ullman, Sarah E., Tsong, Yuying, Gobin, Robyn·2011·Violence Against Women

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African American women are at high risk for sexual assault. In addition, many African American women endorse the use of social support and religiosity to cope with trauma. The current study investigates the relationship between these two coping strategies and posttrauma symptoms in a sample of 413 African American female sexual assault survivors using confirmatory factor analysis and structural equation modeling. Findings indicated that survivors with greater social support were less likely to endorse the symptoms of depression and PTSD. Conversely, increased use of religious coping was related to greater endorsement of depression and PTSD symptoms. Counseling and research implications are explored.

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Authors
Bryant-Davis, T., Ullman, S. E., Tsong, Y., & Gobin, R.
Affiliations
  • Pepperdine University (US)
  • University of Illinois Chicago (US)
  • University of Oregon (US)
Venue
Violence Against Women
Published
2011-12
Volume
17
Issue
12
Pages
1601-1618
ISSN
  • 1077-8012 (ISSN-L)
  • 1552-8448
OpenAlex
W2163830840
Cited by
97
References
72
Citations by year
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FWCI
14.89
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Violence Against Women (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (acceptedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
Funders
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (AA13455, R01AA013455)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Gender Studies › Sexual Assault and Victimization Studies
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Child Abuse and Trauma
Keywords
African American women, sexual assault survivors, social support, religious coping, post-traumatic stress disorder, depression, coping strategies
MeSH terms
Adaptation, Psychological, Adolescent, Adult, Aged, Black or African American, Depression, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Rape, Religion and Psychology, Social Support, Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic, Violence, Survivors, Crime Victims, Young Adult

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