Sexual Assault and Dyadic Relationship Satisfaction: Indirect Associations Through Intimacy and Mental Health
Abstract
Rates of child and adult sexual assault (SA) among women are staggering and place women at risk for intra- and interpersonal difficulties. However, the independent contributions of child and adult SA or the mechanisms of this risk are unknown. This study's goal was to examine the indirect effects of child and adult SA on women's own and partner's relationship functioning through their impact on women's mental health, emotional intimacy, and sexual intimacy. Results revealed that the association of women's child SA with both her own and her partner's relationship satisfaction operated through emotional intimacy. Considerations for the study of women with a history of SA in the context of couple functioning are discussed.
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Other studies have failed to find significant associations between one person's childhood maltreatment and their partner's relationship satisfaction and trauma symptoms.
“Conversely, other studies have failed to find significant associations between one person’s CM and their partner’s relationship satisfaction and trauma symptoms (Evans et al., 2014; Fritz et al., 2012; Georgia et al., 2018; Nguyen et al., 2017).”
From Partner Effects of Childhood Maltreatment: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis (2024) · cites this paper as Georgia et al., 2018
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Vaillancourt-Morel, M.-P., Bussières, È.-L., Nolin, M.-C., & Daspe, M.-È. (2024) · Trauma, Violence, & Abuse · doi:10.1177/15248380231173427 · Cited by 35 · see citing works
“Conversely, other studies have failed to find significant associations between one person’s CM and their partner’s relationship satisfaction and trauma symptoms (Evans et al., 2014; Fritz et al., 2012; Georgia et al., 2018; Nguyen et al., 2017).”
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- Authors
- Georgia, E. J., Roddy, M. K., & Doss, B. D.
- Affiliations
- University of Miami (US)
- Corresponding author
- Georgia, Emily J.
- Venue
- Violence Against Women
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications
- Published
- 2017-10-15
- Volume
- 24
- Issue
- 8
- Pages
- 936-951
- ISSN
- 1077-8012 (ISSN-L)
- 1552-8448
- OpenAlex
- W2765976237
- Cited by
- 24
- References
- 5
- Citations by year
- 2026: 3 · 2025: 2 · 2024: 8 · 2023: 4 · 2022: 2 · 2021: 1 · 2020: 2 · 2019: 2
- FWCI
- 2.27
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Violence Against Women (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- NSUWorks (Nova Southeastern University) (submittedVersion)
- Funders
- Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (R01HD059802)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Gender Studies › Sexual Assault and Victimization Studies
- Social Sciences › Health › Intimate Partner and Family Violence
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Child Abuse and Trauma
- Keywords
- sexual assault, child sexual abuse, adult sexual assault, relationship satisfaction, emotional intimacy, sexual intimacy, mental health, women, couples, indirect effects
- MeSH terms
- Adult, Mental Disorders, Female, Humans, Interpersonal Relations, Male, Middle Aged, Personal Satisfaction, Sex Offenses, Sexual Partners
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