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Meta-analysis of the prevalence of unacknowledged rape Laura C. Wilson & Katherine E. Miller

By: Wilson, Laura C.
Contributor(s): Miller, Katherine E.
Material type: materialTypeLabelArticleSeries: Trauma, Violence & Abuse.Publisher: Sage, 2016Subject(s): ABUSED WOMEN | ADOLESCENT RELATIONSHIP ABUSE | DATING VIOLENCE | DISCLOSURE | PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECTS | RAPE | SCREENING | TERTIARY EDUCATION | VICTIMS | YOUNG WOMEN | SEXUAL VIOLENCE | UNITED STATESOnline resources: Read abstract In: Trauma, Violence & Abuse, 2016, 17(2): 149-159Summary: A meta-analysis was conducted to estimate the mean prevalence of unacknowledged rape and to inform our understanding of methodological factors that influence the detection of this phenomenon. The findings supported that over half of all female rape survivors do not acknowledge that they have been raped. The results suggest that screening tools should use behaviorally descriptive items about sexual contact, rather than using terms such as “rape". (from the abstract). Record #4669
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Trauma, Violence & Abuse, 2016, 17(2): 149-159

A meta-analysis was conducted to estimate the mean prevalence of unacknowledged rape and to inform our understanding of methodological factors that influence the detection of this phenomenon. The findings supported that over half of all female rape survivors do not acknowledge that they have been raped. The results suggest that screening tools should use behaviorally descriptive items about sexual contact, rather than using terms such as “rape". (from the abstract). Record #4669