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PSYCHOLOGICAL OUTCOMES AMONG LESBIAN SEXUAL ASSAULT SURVIVORS: AN EXAMINATION OF THE ROLES OF INTERNALIZED HOMOPHOBIA AND EXPERIENTIAL AVOIDANCE |
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| Authors: | Sari D. Gold Benjamin D. Dickstein Brian P. Marx Jennifer M. Lexington |
| Affiliation: | VA Boston Health Care System; National Center for PTSD, VA Boston Healthcare System, and Boston University School of Medicine; University of Massachusetts at Amherst |
| Abstract: | This study explored the relations among internalized homophobia (IH), experiential avoidance, and psychological symptom severity in a community sample of 72 lesbian sexual assault survivors. Results indicated that IH is associated with both experiential avoidance and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptom severity. In addition, experiential avoidance is related to both PTSD and depression symptom severity. Finally, experiential avoidance completely mediated the relation between IH and PTSD symptom severity. The implications of these findings are discussed and suggestions for future research are provided. |
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