Personality of rape survivors as a group and by relation of survivor to perpetrator.
Adult survivors of rape were compared to controls on 34 scales of the Apperceptive Personality Test and Draw-A-Person Questionnaire. They also reported on present or past weight problems, alcohol or drug problems, and psychotherapy. They differed on 12 scales and on alcohol, weight problems, and therapy. These survivors more frequently reported problems or therapy and differed on personality scales in the direction of assigning fewer positive or more negative attributes to their characters. Those raped by relatives, dates, or acquaintances were more negative than those raped by strangers on four scales, but did not differ on alcohol or weight problems or participation in psychotherapy.
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Department of Psychology, George Washington University, Washington, DC 20052, USA.
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Holmstrom
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000523:psychology; D015897:Comorbidity; D001068:Feeding and Eating Disorders / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007179:Incest / Q000523:psychology; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D008875:Middle Aged; D010553:Personality Development; D011386:Projective Techniques; D011613:Psychotherapy; D011902:Rape / Q000523:psychology*; D012649:Self Concept