Relation Between Sexual Assault and Negative Affective Conditions in Female College Students: Does Loss of Hope Account for the Association?

Chang E. C., Jilani Z., Yu T., Lin J., Muyan M., Hirsch J. K.

JOURNAL OF INTERPERSONAL VIOLENCE, cilt.32, sa.8, ss.1249-1266, 2017 (SSCI) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 32 Sayı: 8
  • Basım Tarihi: 2017
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1177/0886260515588534
  • Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF INTERPERSONAL VIOLENCE
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.1249-1266
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: female college students, sexual assault, hope, depressive symptoms, anxious symptoms, POSTTRAUMATIC-STRESS, DEPRESSIVE SYMPTOMS, EXPERIENCES, ALCOHOL, STRATEGIES, INVENTORY, EXTENSION, MODERATOR, SURVIVORS, THERAPY
  • Orta Doğu Teknik Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

The present study examined dispositional hope as a potential mediator of the association between sexual assault and negative affective conditions, namely, depressive and anxious symptoms in a sample of 223 female college students. Results from conducting bootstrapped mediation analyses indicated that hope agency, but not hope pathways, mediated the link between sexual assault victimization and negative affective conditions in females. Importantly, the associations of sexual assault with both depressive and anxious symptoms remained highly significant independent of hope. Some implications of the present findings are discussed.