Rankin, Harriet;
(2019)
Recognising Sexual Assault: The Relationship between Victim Acknowledgement, Feminism and Post-Traumatic Symptoms.
Doctoral thesis (D.Clin.Psy), UCL (University College London).
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Abstract
This thesis focuses on the relationship between feminism, post-traumatic symptoms, and acknowledgment of sexual assault in women. Part one is a literature review, which forms a conceptual introduction to the research area. The review highlights a paucity of research on the three concepts of feminism, PTSD and acknowledgment together, thus addresses the relationship between these concepts in pairs. The review also gives some context to the history of rape acknowledgment research, bringing attention to conflicting findings thus far. Part two, the empirical paper, studied women who had experienced an unwanted sexual encounter. The study sought to understand the relationship between feminist attitudes and self-identification, acknowledgment of sexual assault, and post-traumatic symptoms. In line with the literature review, the results suggested a complex relationship between acknowledgment and post-traumatic symptoms. Regression analysis indicate that characteristics of the assault statistically predict acknowledgment and post-traumatic symptoms, and the possible role of feminist attitudes is discussed. Part three contains a critical appraisal of the thesis. Reflections on the process of researching this topic are discussed, and methodological choices are considered and explained. It concludes with a discussion about what was learnt from the research, and how this has influenced thinking about the subject matter.
Type: | Thesis (Doctoral) |
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Qualification: | D.Clin.Psy |
Title: | Recognising Sexual Assault: The Relationship between Victim Acknowledgement, Feminism and Post-Traumatic Symptoms |
Event: | UCL |
Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
Language: | English |
Additional information: | Copyright © The Author 2019. Original content in this thesis is licensed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) Licence (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Any third-party copyright material present remains the property of its respective owner(s) and is licensed under its existing terms. Access may initially be restricted at the author’s request. |
UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences |
URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10083750 |



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