The Impact of Rape on Women's Sexual Health Risk Behaviors.
- 1 January 2004
- journal article
- Published by American Psychological Association (APA) in Health Psychology
- Vol. 23 (1) , 67-74
- https://doi.org/10.1037/0278-6133.23.1.67
Abstract
This study used cluster analysis to identify three patterns of sexual health risk behaviors in a sample of adult rape survivors (N=102). Women in the 1st cluster (high risk) reported substantial increases from pre- to postrape in their frequency of sexual activity, number of sexual partners, infrequency of condom use, and frequency of using alcohol and/or drugs during sex. The 2nd cluster (moderate risk) reported increases in frequency of sexual activity and number of partners but mitigated that risk with increased condom use. Survivors in the 3rd cluster (low risk) indicated that their sexual health behaviors had become much less risky postrape. An ecological model predicting cluster membership revealed that individual-level and contextual factors predict patterns of risk behaviors.Keywords
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