Nursing students' assessments of behaviorally self-blaming rape victims.
A review of evidence relating to adaptiveness of behavioral self-blame is presented with results of a study of the reactions of senior baccalaureate nursing students (N = 144) to vignettes of rape victims who differed in terms of behavioral self-blame (present or absent), affect (positive or negative), and lapsed time since attack (1 month, 6 months, 1 year). Students' assessments of victims' adjustment varied with findings in the literature on length of time needed for recovery and the usefulness of behavioral self-blame.
D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000328:Adult; D000339:Affect; D001519:Behavior; D004508:Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008396:Maryland; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D009736:Nursing Process; D011902:Rape; D012649:Self Concept; D013338:Students, Nursing / Q000523:psychology*; D013997:Time Factors