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- Title
Changes in coping strategies, relationship to the perpetrator, and posttraumatic distress in female crime victims.
- Authors
Gutner, Cassidy A; Rizvi, Shireen L; Monson, Candice M; Resick, Patricia A
- Abstract
This study examined the relationship between changes in coping and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptomatology among recent female rape and physical assault victims as a function of assault type and perpetrator status. Participants were assessed within 1 month after trauma and again at 3 months after trauma. Results indicate that changes in coping strategies over time are associated with the severity of the PTSD symptoms. Assault type was not a significant factor in the association between changes in coping and PTSD, but perpetrator status was. Victims with known perpetrators, who coped more by social withdrawal, had more severe PTSD symptoms over time. The importance of examining the dynamic nature of coping in the development of PTSD is discussed.
- Publication
Journal of traumatic stress, 2006, Vol 19, Issue 6, p813
- ISSN
0894-9867
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1002/jts.20158