背景:年轻的成年性少数族裔妇女(SMW)处于性侵犯(SA)的高风险中,创伤后应激障碍(PTSD),社会支持不足。虽然SA和PTSD会导致社会支持从亲密的重要他人减少,SA和PTSD对SMWs社会支持的影响以前尚未评估。目的:本研究调查了过去一年SA和PTSD与来自亲密伴侣的SMW社会支持的关联,家庭,和朋友。假设SA和PTSD与合作伙伴的支持呈负相关,家人和朋友,并且PTSD会减轻成年早期SA对支持的影响。方法:美国青少年SMW(N=235),M=23.93(SD=2.15)岁,主要是女同性恋或双性恋(n=186,79.1%)和怀特(n=176,74.9%)完成了过去一年暴露于SA和非SA创伤的措施,创伤后应激障碍,和亲密伴侣的社会支持,家人和朋友。结果:PTSD与伴侣的社会支持较少相关,(b=-0.06,SE=0.02,p=.010,R2change=.02),家庭,(b=-0.06,SE=0.03,p=.025,R2变化=.02),和朋友,(b=-0.07,SE=0.02,p=.008,R2变化=.02)。PTSD和SA对伴侣的社会支持存在显着交互作用(b=-0.01,SE=0.01,p=.047,R2change=.01)。非SA或SA创伤均与家人或朋友的支持无关。结论:结果强调了最近的SA对患有更严重的PTSD的年轻成年SMW的亲密关系的潜在影响。未来的工作应探索解决PTSD和提高社会支持质量如何帮助SMW从创伤经历中恢复过来,并改善SA对亲密伙伴关系的影响。
我们研究了过去一年的性和非性侵犯创伤和创伤后应激障碍与性少数群体女性的社会支持之间的关系。较高的PTSD与较低的合作伙伴社会支持有关,家人和朋友。在亲密的伙伴关系中,只有当PTSD症状更严重时,性侵犯才与较少的社会支持相关.
Background: Young adult sexual minority women (SMW) are at elevated risk for sexual assault (SA), posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and inadequate social support. While SA and PTSD can lead to reductions in social support from close significant others, the impact of SA and PTSD on SMWs\' social support has not previously been assessed.Objective: This study examined the associations of past year SA and PTSD with SMW\'s social support from intimate partners, family, and friends. It was hypothesized that SA and PTSD would be negatively associated with support from partners, family and friends, and that PTSD would moderate the effect of SA on support in early adulthood.Method: Young adult SMW in the United States (N = 235) who were M = 23.93 (SD = 2.15) years old, primarily lesbian or bisexual (n = 186, 79.1%) and White (n = 176, 74.9%) completed measures on past year exposure to SA and non-SA trauma, PTSD, and social support from intimate partners, family and friends.Results: PTSD was associated with less social support from partners, (b = -0.06, SE = 0.02, p = .010, R2change = .02), family, (b = -0.06, SE = 0.03, p = .025, R2change = .02), and friends, (b = -0.07, SE = 0.02, p = .008, R2change = .02). There was a significant interaction between PTSD and SA on social support from partners (b = -0.01, SE = 0.01, p = .047, R2change = .01). Neither non-SA nor SA trauma was associated with support from family or friends.Conclusions: Results underscore the potential impact of recent SA on intimate partnerships for young adult SMW with more severe PTSD. Future work should explore how addressing PTSD and improving social support quality may help SMW recover from traumatic experiences and ameliorate the effects of SA on intimate partnerships.
We examined the associations of past-year sexual and non-sexual assault trauma and PTSD with sexual minority women’s social support from close significant others.Higher PTSD was associated with lower social support from partners, family and friends.In intimate partnerships, sexual assault was only associated with less social support when PTSD symptoms were more severe.