Sexual Victimization, Negative Cognitions, and Adjustment in College Women
Methods: Data were collected from 719 first-year college females. Structural equation modeling was used to test if negative cognitive schemas mediated the links between sexual victimization and 2 outcomes.
Results: Sexual victimization was related to higher levels of depression and alcohol-related problems, and negative cognitions partially accounted for these associations. Whether or not the incident happened in a dating context did not impact on cognitions.
Conclusions: Findings suggest that preventing negative cognitions might help offset adverse consequences associated with sexual victimization.
Keywords: cognitions; college females; coping; sexual victimization
Document Type: Research Article
Publication date: 01 January 2010
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