Comparing Self-Efficacy, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, and Coping in Women With and Without a Sexual Assault History Enrolled in Self-Defense Classes
Year: 2013
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: Women attend self-defense courses for a variety of different reasons. These courses have many benefits for women, specifically survivors of sexual assault. Regardless of when the course is taken, pre- or post-assault, female sexual assault survivors experience increases in self-efficacy and decreases in posttraumatic stress symptoms. The current study evaluated the difference in self-efficacy, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and coping responses in women who attend self-defense courses. While no significant difference existed between survivors of sexual assault and unwanted sexual contact and women without sexual victimization history in self-efficacy and PTSD, a few significant differences emerged in coping responses. Results suggest that female survivors of sexual assault and of unwanted sexual contact cope differently than women without a history of sexual assault or unwanted contact who seek out self-defense classes
Author: Caitlin M. Pinciotti
Institution: Cleveland State University
Language: English
Subfield: Gender Studies
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2345341719