Evidence supports that the
majority of young women who experience sexual victimization that meets the
legal definition of rape do not label their experiences as rape-this has been
termed unacknowledged rape.
In a sample of 77 young adult women, the odds of
unacknowledged rape significantly increased as a function of less severe child
sexual abuse histories and greater levels of dysfunctional personality traits.
Potential explanations for these findings as well as clinical implications are
discussed.
Because of the potential psychological and societal consequences of
unacknowledged rape, it is vital that researchers continue to examine this
phenomenon.
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- 1 Department of Psychological Science , University of Mary Washington , Fredericksburg , Virginia , USA.
- 2 Psychology Department , Virginia Tech , Blacksburg , Virginia , USA.
- J Child Sex Abus. 2015 Nov-Dec;24(8):975-90. doi: 10.1080/10538712.2015.1082002.
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