NCJ Number
236071
Journal
Violence Against Women Volume: 17 Issue: 7 Dated: July 2011 Pages: 925-943
Date Published
July 2011
Length
19 pages
Annotation
This study examined 78 sexual victimization narratives using the Sexual Experiences Survey (SES).
Abstract
The current study examined qualitatively 78 sexual victimization narratives to (a) investigate variability within Sexual Experiences Survey (SES) categories to determine whether these events shared contextual features, (b) investigate variability between SES categories to determine whether these events were contextually distinct, and (c) identify emerging contextual features of victimization experiences. Results revealed considerable variation in both within- and between-SES severity categories. Qualitative analysis also identified several emerging contextual features of victimization narratives, such as the after-party situation. Findings suggest that qualitative research may expose contextual variability in sexual victimization experiences not currently captured by quantitative measures of sexual victimization. (Published Abstract)