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A laboratory-based examination of a standardized sexual assault script.
- Source :
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Anxiety, Stress & Coping . Jul2023, Vol. 36 Issue 4, p475-487. 13p. 2 Charts, 3 Graphs. - Publication Year :
- 2023
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Abstract
- Idiographic script-driven imagery is core to both research and treatment related to posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), including among individuals with a history of sexual assault. However, there may be benefit in having alternatives to such idiographic techniques. The current study therefore examined multimodal responding to a standardized audio-recorded narrative of a sexual assault. In this experiment, 105 women (Mage = 19.09, SD = 2.24) were recruited from the community and randomly assigned to listen to a depiction of sexual assault (trauma condition) or a similar experience without sexual assault (control condition). As hypothesized, relative to the control group, participants in the trauma condition reported greater (a) increases in anxiety, anger, and disgust from pre- to post- manipulation, and (b) distress across the duration of the recording. In contrast to hypotheses, heart-rate did not differ across groups. Results suggest listening to a standardized sexual assault narrative, compared to a non-traumatic narrative, effectively increases negative affect. This indicates standardized sexual assault narratives have potential as a traumatic event cue presentation method both for trauma-focused treatment and studying reactions to sexual assault cues. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 10615806
- Volume :
- 36
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Anxiety, Stress & Coping
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 163976984
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1080/10615806.2022.2126974