APS
2026 APS Annual Convention · 2026
Both Social Support Barriers and Perceived Social Support Independently Predict Mental Health In Recent Sexual Assault Victims.
- Siri Thoresen
Norwegian Centre for Violence and Traumatic Stress Studies - Siri Thoresen
University of Oslo - Isabel Kreis
Norwegian Centre for Violence and Traumatic Stress Studies - Tore Wentzel-Larsen
Centre for Child and Adolescent Mental Health, Eastern and Southern Norway - Tore Wentzel-Larsen
Norwegian Centre for Violence and Traumatic Stress Studies - Ines Blix
Oslo New University College - Ines Blix
Norwegian Center for Violence and Traumatic Stress Studies
Abstract
In a longitudinal study of recent victims of severe sexual assault, we identified social support barriers and perceived social support as significant, independent predictors of both posttraumatic stress reactions and anxiety/depression 6 months after study inclusion (wave 3). These effects were independent of sociodemographic and assault characteristics.
