Social Reactions to Disclosures of Intimate Partner Stalking and Unwanted Pursuit Behaviors: Associations With PTSD, Academic Outcomes, and Empowerment-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

Social Reactions to Disclosures of Intimate Partner Stalking and Unwanted Pursuit Behaviors: Associations With PTSD, Academic Outcomes, and Empowerment

Published:2023-10-26 Issue: Volume: Page:
ISSN:1077-8012
Container-title:Violence Against Women
language:en
Short-container-title:Violence Against Women

Author:

Lietzau Stephanie B.¹,Aiken Brianne E.²,Cooney Caroline C.³⁴^ORCID,Dardis Christina M.²^ORCID

Affiliation:

1. Central Michigan University, Mount Pleasant, MI, USA

2. Towson University, Towson, MD, USA

3. Women's Health Sciences Division, National Center for PTSD, Boston, MA, USA

4. VA Boston Healthcare System, Boston, MA, USA

Abstract

Among college survivors of unwanted pursuit behaviors (UPBs; 40.1%, n = 189) or intimate partner stalking (IPS, i.e., UPBs causing emotional distress; 32.1%, n = 151), the present study examined effects of social reactions to disclosures on post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptomatology, academic outcomes, and personal empowerment. Compared to UPB survivors, IPS survivors were more likely to disclose and reported higher positive and negative reactions to disclosure as well as greater frequency of UPBs/IPS, IPV, and PTSD symptoms. Among both groups, only negative social reactions were positively associated with PTSD symptoms. However, among IPS (but not UPB) survivors, only positive social reactions were related to academic outcomes and empowerment when controlling for PTSD and IPS frequency. Implications for research and practice are discussed.

Publisher

SAGE Publications

Subject

Law,Sociology and Political Science,Gender Studies

Link

http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/10778012231209015

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