%0 Journal Article
%T Rape Disclosure and Depression Among Community Women: The Mediating Roles of Shame and Experiential Avoidance
%A David DiLillo
%A Julia S. Kaufman
%A Kim L. Gratz
%A Prachi H. Bhuptani
%A Terri L. Messman-Moore
%J Violence Against Women
%@ 1552-8448
%D 2019
%R 10.1177/1077801218811683
%X Many women who disclose a rape encounter victim-blaming responses, which are associated with negative outcomes. The present study examined rape-related shame and experiential avoidance as mediators of the relation between victim-blaming responses to rape disclosure and depression among 103 rape survivors drawn from a community sample. Results revealed that victim-blaming responses were positively associated with depressive symptoms through rape-related shame and experiential avoidance, and shame was indirectly related to depression via avoidance. Findings suggest clinical interventions should focus on rape-related shame and experiential avoidance in targeting depression among rape survivors, and future research should continue to examine how victim-blaming responses to rape disclosure may be related to these factors
%K blame
%K shame
%K depression
%K disclosure
%K rape
%K experiential avoidance
%K victim blaming
%U https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/1077801218811683