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Women’s Situational Coping With Acquaintance Sexual Assault

Applying an Appraisal-Based Model

Paula S. Nurius

University of Washington

Jeanette Norris

University of Washington

Rebecca J. Macy

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Bu Huang

University of Washington

Drawing on theories of appraisal-based coping, the present study applied structural modeling to examine relationships among personal goal orientations, primary and secondary appraisals of acquaintance sexual assault, and women’s emotional and behavioral responses to it. Based on 415 college women’s reports of a sexual assault experience, the model shows both direct and indirect effects. Assertive, diplomatic, and immobilized responding were each predicted by a unique profile of appraisals and orientations; personal goal orientations and primary appraisals were completely mediated by secondary appraisals. Ways that these findings can facilitate self-protective coping in an acquaintance sexual assault situation, leading to the development of effective, well-tailored self-defense and resistance programs, are discussed.

Key Words: rape • resistance • self-defense • sexual assault

Violence Against Women, Vol. 10, No. 5, 450-478 (2004)
DOI: 10.1177/1077801204264367
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