Meta-analysis of the prevalence of unacknowledged rape

Wilson, Laura C.

Meta-analysis of the prevalence of unacknowledged rape Laura C. Wilson & Katherine E. Miller - Sage, 2016 - Trauma, Violence & Abuse .

Trauma, Violence & Abuse, 2016, 17(2): 149-159

A meta-analysis was conducted to estimate the mean prevalence of unacknowledged rape and to inform our understanding of methodological factors that influence the detection of this phenomenon. The findings supported that over half of all female rape survivors do not acknowledge that they have been raped. The results suggest that screening tools should use behaviorally descriptive items about sexual contact, rather than using terms such as “rape". (from the abstract). Record #4669


ABUSED WOMEN
ADOLESCENT RELATIONSHIP ABUSE
DATING VIOLENCE
DISCLOSURE
PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECTS
RAPE
SCREENING
TERTIARY EDUCATION
VICTIMS
YOUNG WOMEN
SEXUAL VIOLENCE


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