This article reviews empirical and theoretical studies that examined the relationship between
risk perception and sexual victimization in women. Studies examining women's general …

The aim of the current literature review, which is based on 64 empirical studies, was to
assess to what extent mechanisms of the Social Information Processing (SIP) model of Crick …

The link between childhood sexual abuse and subsequent sexual, emotional, and physical
revictimization has been widely reported. The literature is limited, however, in its exploration …

Persons with autistic traits may be at elevated risk for interpersonal victimization across the
life course. Children with high levels of autistic traits may be targeted for abuse, and deficits …

Exposure to potentially traumatic events puts individuals at risk for developing a variety of
psychological disorders; the complexities involved in treating them are numerous and have …

This study explored the relations among internalized homophobia (IH), experiential
avoidance, and psychological symptom severity in a community sample of 74 gay male …

The present study examined whether and which facets of emotion dysregulation serve an
intervening role in the association between prior victimization and risk perception in an …

Objective: This study evaluated the effects of sexual victimization history, rape myth
acceptance, implicit attention, and recent learning on the cognitive processes underlying …

Victimology: The Essentials, Third Edition, concisely explores the effects of victimization in
the United States and internationally, with an emphasis on vulnerable populations. Drawing …

Background Previous research has identified a number of variables that constitute potential
risk factors for victimization and revictimization. However, it remains unclear which factors …