Sexual Assault Disclosure Recipients' Experiences: Emotional Distress and Changes in the Relationship With the Victim.

摘要: Sexual assault victims are more likely to disclose their experience friends and family than formal support sources (e.g., police, counselors). As such, disclosure receipt is a relatively common occurrence, but little known about the recipients' experience. This study examined predictors of recipient emotional distress positive negative changes in victim-recipient relationship postdisclosure among 69 female undergraduates at 3 universities. Predictors included greater self-rated closeness victim confusion how help. Positive were predicted by less responsibility attributed victim, closeness, assigned responsibility, perceived ineffectiveness one's Implications for improving via psychoeducational interventions presented.