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Sexual victimization, fear of sexual powerlessness, and cognitive emotion dysregulation as barriers to sexual assertiveness in college women.

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Zerubavel, N; Messman-Moore, TL
Published in: Violence Against Women
December 2013

The current study examined sexual victimization and two barriers to young women's sexual assertiveness: fear of sexual powerlessness and cognitive emotion dysregulation. College women (N = 499) responded to surveys and indicated that fear of sexual powerlessness and, to a lesser extent, cognitive emotion dysregulation were barriers to sexual assertiveness. Compared with nonvictims, sexually victimized women had greater problems with sexual assertiveness, fear of sexual powerlessness, and cognitive emotion dysregulation. Among victims, fear of sexual powerlessness and emotion dysregulation interacted to impede sexual assertiveness. Findings support targeting identified barriers in interventions to improve sexual assertiveness and reduce risk for unwanted sexual experiences and sexual victimization.

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Violence Against Women

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EISSN

1552-8448

Publication Date

December 2013

Volume

19

Issue

12

Start / End Page

1518 / 1537

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Young Adult
  • Women's Health
  • Universities
  • Sexual Behavior
  • Rape
  • Power, Psychological
  • Interpersonal Relations
  • Humans
  • Female
  • Fear
 

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Zerubavel, N., & Messman-Moore, T. L. (2013). Sexual victimization, fear of sexual powerlessness, and cognitive emotion dysregulation as barriers to sexual assertiveness in college women. Violence Against Women, 19(12), 1518–1537. https://doi.org/10.1177/1077801213517566
Zerubavel, Noga, and Terri L. Messman-Moore. “Sexual victimization, fear of sexual powerlessness, and cognitive emotion dysregulation as barriers to sexual assertiveness in college women.Violence Against Women 19, no. 12 (December 2013): 1518–37. https://doi.org/10.1177/1077801213517566.
Zerubavel, Noga, and Terri L. Messman-Moore. “Sexual victimization, fear of sexual powerlessness, and cognitive emotion dysregulation as barriers to sexual assertiveness in college women.Violence Against Women, vol. 19, no. 12, Dec. 2013, pp. 1518–37. Pubmed, doi:10.1177/1077801213517566.
Journal cover image

Published In

Violence Against Women

DOI

EISSN

1552-8448

Publication Date

December 2013

Volume

19

Issue

12

Start / End Page

1518 / 1537

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Young Adult
  • Women's Health
  • Universities
  • Sexual Behavior
  • Rape
  • Power, Psychological
  • Interpersonal Relations
  • Humans
  • Female
  • Fear