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The Effect That The Method Of Compliance Has on the Decision of a Victim to Informally Disclose a Sexual Assault

Oliva, Monica
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=akron1311811967

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2011, Master of Arts, University of Akron, Sociology.
The method of compliance used in sexual assaults has been shown to affect the decision to formally report the victimization to authorities. This study uses a sample of undergraduate students to determine if the method of compliance used in a sexual assault affects the decision to informally disclose the victimization to sources of social support. The findings show that only two specific methods of compliance are significant factors in determining if the assault will be disclosed to informal sources of social support contrary to the literature regarding formal reporting of sexual assaults. This discrepancy highlights the difference between formal reporting and informal disclosing. Future research should focus on additional factors affecting the decision to disclose victimization, as disclosure benefits the victim who is provided with emotional support as well as increases the likelihood of the victim formally reporting sexual assault to the authorities.
Emily Asencio, Dr. (Advisor)
Kathryn Feltey, Dr. (Committee Member)
Molly Merryman, Dr. (Committee Member)
Criminology; Sociology
sexual assault; victim; rape; disclosure

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  • Oliva, M. (2011). The Effect That The Method Of Compliance Has on the Decision of a Victim to Informally Disclose a Sexual Assault [Master's thesis, University of Akron]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=akron1311811967

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Oliva, Monica. The Effect That The Method Of Compliance Has on the Decision of a Victim to Informally Disclose a Sexual Assault. 2011. University of Akron, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=akron1311811967.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Oliva, Monica. "The Effect That The Method Of Compliance Has on the Decision of a Victim to Informally Disclose a Sexual Assault." Master's thesis, University of Akron, 2011. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=akron1311811967

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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