SEXUAL ASSAULT IN A HIGHLY TRAUMATIZED INNER-CITY POPULATION: PREVALENCE, ASSOCIATED SEQUELAE, AND PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOTYPES
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| Title: | SEXUAL ASSAULT IN A HIGHLY TRAUMATIZED INNER-CITY POPULATION: PREVALENCE, ASSOCIATED SEQUELAE, AND PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOTYPES |
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| Authors: | Rothbaum, Alex Olasov |
| Committee Members: | Feeny, Norah |
| Summary: | Sexual assault is unfortunately a common form of interpersonal violence that confers considerable risk for negative psychological and physical outcomes. However, the prevalence and associated sequelae of sexual assault are understudied in key at risk groups like inner city and low-income populations. Using a subset of a large epidemiological sample comprised of 8,533 highly traumatized, low-income African American men and women, the current study examines the prevalence of sexual assault and a range of associated health outcomes among sexual assault survivors. Results indicate nearly 40% experienced sexual assault, primarily in childhood. Associated negative health outcomes include PTSD, Depression, self-harm, substance use, incarceration, and increased trauma exposure, among others. In a translational paradigm conducted on a subset (n=241), dark-enhanced startle yielded no differences between groups, however sexual assault was associated with habituation deficits. |
| URL: | http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=case1481289477594007 |
| Database: | OpenDissertations |
| Abstract: | Sexual assault is unfortunately a common form of interpersonal violence that confers considerable risk for negative psychological and physical outcomes. However, the prevalence and associated sequelae of sexual assault are understudied in key at risk groups like inner city and low-income populations. Using a subset of a large epidemiological sample comprised of 8,533 highly traumatized, low-income African American men and women, the current study examines the prevalence of sexual assault and a range of associated health outcomes among sexual assault survivors. Results indicate nearly 40% experienced sexual assault, primarily in childhood. Associated negative health outcomes include PTSD, Depression, self-harm, substance use, incarceration, and increased trauma exposure, among others. In a translational paradigm conducted on a subset (n=241), dark-enhanced startle yielded no differences between groups, however sexual assault was associated with habituation deficits. |
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