Sexual assault, one of the most horrendous crimes one can endure in their lifetime. Yet many do experience the excruciating victimization, particularly women. At one point it time, without knowing it, a person will have met someone who has been a victim of sexual assault. With the rates consistently increasing, many assaults will go unknown to law enforcement as many women are afraid to come forward as they fear little will be done to help them. Sexual assault does not end after the assault; it can bring years of psychological consequences on the women's life. This literary review will compare and contrast academic articles dealing with the psychological influences effecting sexual assault victims after their victimization. It is important
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This literary review will focus on sexual assault on women and how the assault psychologically affects them. Sexual assault may be referred to as intimate partner violence, “Such assault is most often termed intimate partner violence in North America, with the definition usually including acts of forced sex as well as other forms of physical violence” (Campbell, 2002, p.1331). Not only does this specific article mention intimate partner violence as sexual assault, other academic articles refer to initiate partner violence as sexual assault, “In this study, IPV victimization was defined as physical, sexual, or psychological abuse by an intimate partner” (Coker et al., 2002, 261). However, sexual assault does take place when the perpetrator is unknown to the victim as Goodman Koss & Russo (1993) state in their article. The prevalence of sexual assault against women is astonishing. In a study performed by Coker et al (2002), the prevalence of sexual assault by an intimate partner was 4.3% for women compared to a reduced 0.2% for men. That is more than double the frequency that women are more likely to be sexually attacked by a male that is known to them than males. Comparatively Goodman et al., (1993) recorded that “one in five women has been the victim of completed rape”. The articles appear to agree that women are at a much higher risk to fall victim to sexual assault than
This literary review will focus on sexual assault on women and how the assault psychologically affects them. Sexual assault may be referred to as intimate partner violence, “Such assault is most often termed intimate partner violence in North America, with the definition usually including acts of forced sex as well as other forms of physical violence” (Campbell, 2002, p.1331). Not only does this specific article mention intimate partner violence as sexual assault, other academic articles refer to initiate partner violence as sexual assault, “In this study, IPV victimization was defined as physical, sexual, or psychological abuse by an intimate partner” (Coker et al., 2002, 261). However, sexual assault does take place when the perpetrator is unknown to the victim as Goodman Koss & Russo (1993) state in their article. The prevalence of sexual assault against women is astonishing. In a study performed by Coker et al (2002), the prevalence of sexual assault by an intimate partner was 4.3% for women compared to a reduced 0.2% for men. That is more than double the frequency that women are more likely to be sexually attacked by a male that is known to them than males. Comparatively Goodman et al., (1993) recorded that “one in five women has been the victim of completed rape”. The articles appear to agree that women are at a much higher risk to fall victim to sexual assault than