Social Support of Survivors of Rape: The Differences Between Rape Survivors and Survivors of Other Violent Crimes and Between Husbands, Boyfriends, and Women Friends (From Rape and Sexual Assault III, P 75-103, 1991, Wolbert Burgess, ed. -- See NCJ-134540)

• NCJ Number: 134546
• Author(s): T Baker; L Skolnik; R Davis; E Brickman
• Date Published: 1991
• Length: 29 pages
• Grant Number(s): R01Mh40352
• Sponsoring Agency: National Institute of Mental Health
• Sale Source: Garland Publishing, Inc.
• Publication Type: Research (Applied/Empirical)
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America
• Note: *This document is currently unavailable from NCJRS.

Annotation

This study examines whether there are differences between the amount of support, both positive and negative, that the rape survivor receives from significant others compared with that received by survivors of other violent crimes; support, both positive and negative, is also examined for any distinctions between female friends, husbands, or boyfriends.

Abstract

Survivors were recruited through outreach to Victim Services Agency clients and through letters sent by the New York City Police Department to recent survivors, informing them of the project. Once a survivor had agreed to participate, she was asked to identify a significant other whom she could ask to participate. To test the study hypotheses, four 3-way analyses of variance were run for the positive and for the negative Crime Impact Social Support Inventory, which is a 42-item list of responses and behaviors that a significant other could display after a crime. No significant differences were found on the positive support measure between the rape survivors and the survivors of other violent crimes; however, the two groups were significantly different with regard to negative support. Rape survivors received considerably more negative support from their significant others than did nonrape survivors, particularly from boyfriends. 4 tables and 59 references