Sexual Victimization and the Military Environment: Contributing Factors, Vocational, Psychological, and Medical Sequelae

Abstract

The goal of this study was to determine military environmental factors associated with violence towards service women. A national sample of 558 women veterans completed a computer-assisted telephone interview assessing their experiences with in-military sexual harassment, unwanted sexual touching, physical assault and rape. Pre-military physical and sexual victimization events and demographic factors were additionally considered as risk factors for in-military violence. Vocational, health status, and psychological differences (including findings of post-traumatic stress disorder, depression, anxiety, alcohol dependence, and panic disorder) between victimized and non- victimized women were also described.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 1997
Accession Number
ADA345471

Entities

People

  • Anne G Sadler
  • Brenda M. Booth
  • Brian Cook

Organizations

  • Veterans Administration Medical Center

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Anxiety Disorders
  • Depression
  • Drug Abuse
  • Families (Human)
  • Health Services
  • Medical Personnel
  • Personnel Management
  • Psychology
  • Sexual Assault
  • Sexual Harassment
  • Social Sciences
  • Traumatic Stress Disorder

Fields of Study

  • Medicine
  • Psychology

Readers

  • Organizational Psychology.
  • Psychological Intervention/Treatment for Stress, Anxiety, PTSD, and Related Emotional and Cognitive Health Symptoms.