Prevalence of exposure to violence and PTSD symptoms in middle income undergraduate students representing three ethnic groups /

25% reported at least one direct negative sexual experience.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: McGruder, Anita Kay
Format: Thesis eBook
Language:English
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified] ; 1995.
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Online Access:Link to OAKTrust copy
Description
Summary:25% reported at least one direct negative sexual experience.
African-American students reported more life-threatening
as to whether it is due to differences in frequency of
characteristics associated with being a minority. Two
completed rating scales assessing their current and lifetime
distress, and that African-American students are at higher
ethnic groups completed a questionnaire on experiences with
events (e.g., being mugged, forcible rape) and negative
experiences and higher levels of psychological distress,
following traumatic stress. The literature has been unclear
hundred and twenty-four undergraduate students representing 3
interpersonal violence was quite high: 50% of the students
interpersonal violence. Such experiences include direct
levels of psychological adjustment. The incidence of
minorities may be more likely to experience symptoms
Previous research evaluating ethnic differences in Post
regardless of SES. Our results suggest total number of life-
reported at least one direct experience with lifethreat, and
risk for such events.
sexual experiences (e.g., sexual harassment). Students also
threatening events is most directly related to psychological
Traumatic Stress Disorder has suggested that ethnic
traumatic stress, socioeconomic status, or other
victimization, witnessing, or hearing about life-threatening
Item Description:"Major subject: Psychology".
Vita.
Physical Description:viii, 81 leaves ; 28 cm.
Also available online.
Issued also on microfiche from Lange Micrographics.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references.