Sexual Orientation, Race, and Trauma as Predictors of Sexual Assault Recovery

Sigurvinsdóttir, Rannveig; Ullman, Sarah E.

doi:10.1007/s10896-015-9793-8

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“…This pattern of results is consistent with and builds upon past research on sexual minority sexual assault survivors (Long et al, 2007; Sigurvinsdottir & Ullman, in press). It is vital to better investigate how multiple victimization experiences impact recovery for survivors as well as whether such patterns of revictimization and their effects vary according to sexual orientation.…”

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confidence: 89%

Sexual Assault in Bisexual and Heterosexual Women Survivors

Sigurvinsdóttir

Ullman

2016

Journal of Bisexuality

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Social support is related to sexual minority status and negative psychological impact among sexual assault survivors. We compared bisexual and heterosexual survivors on how different types of social support are connected to symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and depression. A community sample of bisexual and heterosexual (N = 905) women sexual assault survivors completed three annual surveys. Heterosexual women reported greater perceived social support and fewer negative reactions to disclosure of sexual assault than bisexual women, but there were no differences in frequency of social contact. Perceived social support and frequency of social contact were related to fewer psychological symptoms of PTSD and depression for all women. Heterosexual women had fewer psychological symptoms than bisexual women. Finally, perceived social support mediated the relationship of sexual orientation with depressive symptoms but not with PTSD symptoms. These findings suggest that social support and sexual orientation may explain women’s post-assault adjustment.

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Sexual Assault in Bisexual and Heterosexual Women Survivors

Sigurvinsdóttir

Ullman

2016

Journal of Bisexuality

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“…Black women who identified as LGBQA reported increased traumatic stress symptoms. Some research has found that intersecting experiences of racism, sexism, and heterosexism are associated with higher prevalence of traumatic experiences and negative mental health outcomes for sexual minority women of color (Sigurvinsdottir & Ullman, 2016;Szymanski & Meyer, 2008;Velez, Moradi, & DeBlaere, 2015). Our finding contributes to the literature on sexual minority women of color and their experiences with multiple forms of discrimination and trauma.…”

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confidence: 53%

Gendered Racial Microaggressions and Traumatic Stress Symptoms Among Black Women

Moody

Lewis

2019

Psychology of Women Quarterly

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We investigated the relations between gendered racial microaggressions (i.e., subtle gendered racism), gendered racial socialization, and traumatic stress symptoms among Black women. We hypothesized that gendered racial microaggressions would be significantly associated with traumatic stress symptoms and that gendered racial socialization would moderate the relations between gendered racial microaggressions and traumatic stress symptoms. Participants were 226 Black women from across the United States who completed an online survey. Results from a hierarchical multiple regression analysis indicated that a greater frequency of gendered racial microaggressions was significantly associated with greater traumatic stress symptoms; internalized gendered racial oppression moderated the relations between gendered racial microaggressions and traumatic stress symptoms. The results of this study can inform future research on Black women’s experiences of gendered racism and the role of gendered racial socialization in their lives. Online slides for instructors who want to use this article for teaching are available on PWQ’s website at http://journals.sagepub.com/page/pwq/suppl/index

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“…The experiences of IPV and/or SA have been shown to have significant health effects, as well as to disproportionately affect women of color (Sigurvinsdottir & Ullman, 2016). It is therefore critical to the health of university-affiliated women of color that colleges and universities provide culturally competent responses to IPV and/or SA.…”

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Reporting Intimate Partner Violence and Sexual Assault: A Mixed Methods Study of Concerns and Considerations Among College Women of Color

Burton

Guidry

2020

J Transcult Nurs

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Introduction: The purpose of this study was to explore how women of color affiliated with a large public university in the United States evaluated involving authorities in cases of intimate partner violence (IPV) and/or sexual assault (SA) and to discover if structural stressors such as racism or sexism influenced their thinking. Methodology: Surveys on perceived ethnic discrimination, depression, trauma history, stress, social support, resilience, and sleep disturbance were completed by 87 self-identified women of color. All women also participated in one of several focus groups on IPV and SA. Results: Roughly half of participants had experienced SA and about a third experienced IPV. Participants identifying as Latinx/Hispanic or Black/African American reported the greatest experiences of structural stressors and also felt there was not always a potential safety gain with reporting IPV and/or SA. Discussion: The results of this study suggest universities must create more culturally competent environs of safety for women of color.

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Sexual Orientation, Race, and Trauma as Predictors of Sexual Assault Recovery

Cited by 79 publications

References 55 publications

Sexual Assault in Bisexual and Heterosexual Women Survivors

Sexual Assault in Bisexual and Heterosexual Women Survivors

Gendered Racial Microaggressions and Traumatic Stress Symptoms Among Black Women

Reporting Intimate Partner Violence and Sexual Assault: A Mixed Methods Study of Concerns and Considerations Among College Women of Color

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