Features of self-harming behavior in women who survived the experience of sexual violence
<p style="text-align: justify;">The article is devoted to the study of the peculiarities of self-harming behavior (SHB) in female survivors of sexual violence (SV). The study is based on a <strong>sample</strong> of 102 women aged 18 to 40 years (M = 25.18; SD...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | Russian |
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Moscow State University of Psychology and Education
2025-05-01
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| Series: | Психология и право |
| Online Access: | https://psyjournals.ru/en/journals/psylaw/archive/2025_n1/Tatyanina_Grigorieva_Rudchenko_Kiseleva |
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| Summary: | <p style="text-align: justify;">The article is devoted to the study of the peculiarities of self-harming behavior (SHB) in female survivors of sexual violence (SV). The study is based on a <strong>sample</strong> of 102 women aged 18 to 40 years (M = 25.18; SD = 6.74), who were divided into four groups depending on the experience of SHB and SV. The following psychodiagnostic <strong>methods</strong> were used in the study: Self-Harm Claims Questionnaire, Situational Body Image Dissatisfaction Questionnaire, Dissociation Scale, and non-parametric methods of statistical analysis. The <strong>results</strong> showed that women who use self-harm after sexual violence have a 1.5 times higher level of dissociation than the group of survivors without SP. Self-harm in women with SV experience predominantly fulfills anti-dissociative and anti-suicidal functions. High rates of dissatisfaction with their bodies, as well as the level of dissociation as a psychological defense mechanism, become specific markers of women who have experienced sexual violence and use autoaggressive coping to cope with it. <strong>Conclusions. </strong>The findings underscore the importance of early identification of suicidal behavior risk and the development of psychotherapeutic approaches aimed at reducing dissociation, improving attitudes toward the body, and replacing self-harm with adaptive strategies.</p> |
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| ISSN: | 2222-5196 |