TY - JOUR
T1 - Intimate sexual victimization among women with protective orders
T2 - Types and associations of physical and mental health problems
AU - Cole, Jennifer
AU - Logan, T. K.
AU - Shannon, Lisa
PY - 2005/12
Y1 - 2005/12
N2 - Intimate sexual violence was examined among a sample of women who had recently obtained protective orders against male partners using three groups: no sexual victimization (n = 368), sexual insistence (n = 114), and threatened and/or forced sex (n = 117). Differences in childhood sexual abuse as well as types of partner psychological abuse, stalking, and severe physical violence experiences were found across the groups. Multivariate analysis showed that women with no sexual victimization had significantly fewer mental health problems than women who had experienced sexual insistence and women who had been threatened or forced to have sex. Findings from this study underscore the importance of health, mental health, and criminal justice professionals assessing for a range of sexually abusive acts when working with victims of partner violence.
AB - Intimate sexual violence was examined among a sample of women who had recently obtained protective orders against male partners using three groups: no sexual victimization (n = 368), sexual insistence (n = 114), and threatened and/or forced sex (n = 117). Differences in childhood sexual abuse as well as types of partner psychological abuse, stalking, and severe physical violence experiences were found across the groups. Multivariate analysis showed that women with no sexual victimization had significantly fewer mental health problems than women who had experienced sexual insistence and women who had been threatened or forced to have sex. Findings from this study underscore the importance of health, mental health, and criminal justice professionals assessing for a range of sexually abusive acts when working with victims of partner violence.
KW - Partner violence
KW - Sexual abuse
KW - Sexual assault
KW - Sexual coercion
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U2 - 10.1891/0886-6708.20.6.695
DO - 10.1891/0886-6708.20.6.695
M3 - Article
C2 - 16468446
AN - SCOPUS:32344437518
SN - 0886-6708
VL - 20
SP - 695
EP - 715
JO - Violence and Victims
JF - Violence and Victims
IS - 6
ER -