Journal article
Caitlin M. Pinciotti
2013
2013
Semantic Scholar
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Pinciotti, C. M. (2013). Comparing Self-Efficacy, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, and Coping in Women With and Without a Sexual Assault History Enrolled in Self-Defense Classes.
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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).
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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.
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@article{caitlin2013a,
title = {Comparing Self-Efficacy, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, and Coping in Women With and Without a Sexual Assault History Enrolled in Self-Defense Classes},
year = {2013},
author = {Pinciotti, Caitlin M.}
}
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, preor 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.
