Making a Case for Personal Safety: Perceptions of Vulnerability and Desire for Self-Defense Training Among Female Veterans

Autor/inn/en	David, Wendy S.; Cotton, Ann J.; Simpson, Tracy L.; Weitlauf, Julie C.
Titel	Making a Case for Personal Safety: Perceptions of Vulnerability and Desire for Self-Defense Training Among Female Veterans
Quelle	In: Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 19 (2004) 9, S.991-1001 (11 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0886-2605
DOI	10.1177/0886260504268001
Schlagwörter	Safety; Veterans; Assertiveness; Posttraumatic Stress Disorder; Mental Health; Sexual Abuse; Violence; Self Esteem; Competence; Intervention + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Sicherheit; Kriegsteilnehmer; Veteran; Psychohygiene; Sexueller Missbrauch; Gewalt; Self-esteem; Selbstaufmerksamkeit; Kompetenz
Abstract	We assessed perceptions of vulnerability and the desire for personal safety/self-defense (PS/SD) training among 67 female veterans receiving outpatient mental health treatment, primarily for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) from sexual and/or physical trauma. Consistent with the literature on the impact of such training on nonclinical populations and on individuals with visual impairments, the results of this study indicate that traumatized female veterans believe that PS/SD training would be an effective and powerful addition to more traditional treatments for PTSD. Study participants indicated they believe such training would positively affect their sense of personal safety; promote increased competence in thwarting future assaults; improve their self-esteem, confidence, and assertiveness; and reduce avoidant and agoraphobic behaviors. These pilot results support the development of an adjunct intervention to augment current PTSD treatments for women veterans with histories of sexual and physical trauma. (Author).
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Update	2017/4/10