Research Note: Parallel Reactions in Rape Victims and Rape Researchers

Alexander, Jerry; Chesnay, Mary de; Marshall, Elizabeth G.; Campbell, Avery; Johnson, Sharon; Wright, Richard

doi:10.1891/0886-6708.4.1.57

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“…For example, Alexander, de Chesnay, Marshall, Campbell, Johnson, and Wright (1989) document the experiences of several researchers who reviewed rape crisis centers' client case records. These women worked with archival data and had no personal contact with the victims or assailants, yet they reported reactions that mirrored those of rape victims.…”

Section: Working With Rape Survivorsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Emotional Reactions of Rape Victim Advocates: A Multiple Case Study of Anger and Fear

Wasco

Campbell

2002

Psychology of Women Quarterly

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This research explores the emotional reactions of a rarely studied group of women who work closely with survivors of sexual violence: rape victim advocates. Women who assist rape victims in obtaining medical, criminal justice, and mental health services were interviewed about their experiences, and qualitative analysis was used to delineate the situational context of the advocates' emotional reactions. Results indicate that respondents experienced anger and fear in response to both individual (e.g., a perpetrator's menacing glare) and environmental (e.g., community denial of a problem) cues. Additionally, some experienced rape victim advocates perceived their emotional reactions to be an important part of their work with rape victims. These findings suggest that intense emotional reactions, previously conceptualized within a vicarious trauma framework, may at times serve as resources for women working with rape survivors.

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Section: Working With Rape Survivorsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Emotional Reactions of Rape Victim Advocates: A Multiple Case Study of Anger and Fear

Wasco

Campbell

2002

Psychology of Women Quarterly

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“…In examining such data, researchers are exposed to narratives and intimate details of the trauma experienced by those who have harmed themselves (Dickson-Swift et al, 2009). Such exposure to stories of trauma is not limited to cases of suicide and self-harm, and includes case files documenting rape (Alexander et al, 1989), child maltreatment (Milling Kinard, 1996) and other traumatic deaths (Driscoll et al, 1997). Working with these different case files has been shown to affect researchers in a number of ways, including psychologically, emotionally and physically.…”

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Ethical considerations in sensitive suicide research reliant on non-clinical researchers

McKenzie

Jenkin

et al. 2016

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The impact on researchers of working with sensitive data is often not considered by ethics committees when approving research proposals. We conducted interviews with eight research assistants processing clinical notes on emergency department presentations for deliberate self-harm and suicide attempts during a suicide prevention trial. Common experiences of working with the data included feeling unprepared for the level of detail in the records, being drawn deeply into individual stories, emotional exhaustion from the cumulative exposure to the data over long periods of time while working alone, and experiencing a heightened

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“…There was a similar discovery for researchers reviewing case records of rape victims. The researchers reported the experience of emotions similar to those reported by victims of rape (Alexander et al 1989). They reported feelings of anger, anxiety, fear, and sadness.…”

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confidence: 66%

Risk for Researchers Studying Social Deviance or Criminal Behavior

Brougham

Uttley

2017

Social Sciences

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Abstract:Researchers often encounter dangerous situations while conducting social research. The concept of risk to researchers refers to the possible harm that may occur to researchers while in the field or after leaving a research project. This study explores issues experienced by social scientists engaged in research on social deviance or criminal behavior. The goal of this research was to discover the types of risk experienced by social scientists and any mediating factors affecting the experience of risk. An online survey was conducted to gather data on issues experienced by social scientists. This study found that researchers experienced a variety of risks within the categories of physical/health, emotional, legal, and personal/professional. Each of the survey options for risk were reported by at least one respondent; however, the greatest number of risks reported were of an emotional or personal/professional nature. There were no mediating factors found to be significant in relation to the experience of risk. This was a surprising finding especially for the variable of gender as it is suggested that gender plays a role in the experience of difficulties.

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Research Note: Parallel Reactions in Rape Victims and Rape Researchers

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Emotional Reactions of Rape Victim Advocates: A Multiple Case Study of Anger and Fear

Emotional Reactions of Rape Victim Advocates: A Multiple Case Study of Anger and Fear

Ethical considerations in sensitive suicide research reliant on non-clinical researchers

Risk for Researchers Studying Social Deviance or Criminal Behavior

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