Date of Award
2013
Degree Type
Thesis
Department
Psychology
First Advisor
Doane, Lisa
Subject Headings
Rape -- Prevention, Self-defense for women, Post-traumatic stress disorder, Sexual Assault Self-Defense Self-Defense Training, Self-Efficacy Posttraumatic Stress Disorder PTSD Coping Unwanted Sexual Contact
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
Recommended Citation
Pinciotti, Caitlin M., "Comparing Self-Efficacy, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, and Coping in Women with and Without a Sexual Assault History Enrolled in Self-Defense Classes" (2013). ETD Archive. 405.
https://engagedscholarship.csuohio.edu/etdarchive/405
