Characteristics of Sexual Assault and Disclosure among Women in Substance Abuse Recovery Homes

Autor/inn/en	Hunter, Bronwyn A.; Robison, Emily; Jason, Leonard A.
Titel	Characteristics of Sexual Assault and Disclosure among Women in Substance Abuse Recovery Homes
Quelle	In: Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 27 (2012) 13, S.2627-2644 (18 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0886-2605
DOI	10.1177/0886260512436389
Schlagwörter	Females; Substance Abuse; Coping; Sexual Abuse; Self Disclosure (Individuals); Individual Characteristics; Crime; Rehabilitation; At Risk Persons; Intervention; Community Programs; Residential Programs; Program Effectiveness; Self Esteem; Social Support Groups; Rosenberg Self Esteem Scale + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Weibliches Geschlecht; Drug use; Drug consomption; Drogenkonsum; Bewältigung; Sexueller Missbrauch; Personality characteristic; Personality traits; Persönlichkeitsmerkmal; Crimes; Delict; Delicts; Delikt; Risikogruppe; Sozialer Wohnungsbau; Self-esteem; Selbstaufmerksamkeit; Social support; Soziale Unterstützung
Abstract	Research suggests that many women experience some form of sexual assault in their lifetime and that women who engage in substance abuse often have a higher incidence of past sexual assault than women in the general population. Given the documented rates of sexual assault among women in recovery from substance use, it is important to explore community interventions that promote positive recovery from substance use and sexual assault. One model that promotes successful substance use recovery is the Oxford House--a democratic, self-supported substance use recovery home. Research demonstrated that living in an Oxford House provides sober social support and that this increased social support may promote the use of positive coping strategies to strengthen recovery from substance use, however; the relationship between social support and sexual assault for women is unclear. Thus, the current study examines the Oxford House model for women in recovery from substance use who have experienced sexual assault. A cross-sectional sample of women living in Oxford Houses in the United States was obtained to examine the relationship among disclosure of sexual assault, social support, and self-esteem. Results suggested that many women used Oxford House as a setting in which to disclosure prior sexual assault. Results also indicated that women who disclosed their assault experience reported higher self-esteem and social support than women who had not disclosed. Possible implications include the value of substance abuse recovery homes as a safe, supportive environment for women to address issues related to sexual assault. (Contains 2 tables.) (As Provided).
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