Attentional Bias for Sexual Threat Among Sexual Victimization Survivors: A Meta-Analytic Review. (April 2017)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Latack, Jessica A.; Moyer, Anne; Simon, Valerie A.; Davila, Joanne
• Is Part Of: Trauma, violence & abuse. Volume 18:Number 2(2017)
• Page Start: 172
• Page End: 184
• Publication Date: 2017-04
• Subjects: attentional bias -- attention -- sexual victimization -- trauma -- PTSD; Child abuse -- Periodicals; Post-traumatic stress disorder in children -- Periodicals; Violence -- Periodicals; Family violence -- Periodicals; Violence envers les enfants -- Périodiques; Violence familiale -- Périodiques; Névroses post-traumatiques -- Périodiques; 616.8521
• DOI: 10.1177/1524838015602737
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1524-8380

Abstract

The current meta-analysis examined the effects of sexual victimization (SV) on attentional bias for sexual threat. This relationship was also examined among victims of SV with and without a current diagnosis of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The broader aim was to elucidate potential mechanisms operating between SV and negative health outcomes. As hypothesized, the findings supported a positive relationship between SV and attentional bias toward sexual threat stimuli, and subanalyses indicated that PTSD symptomatology significantly contributed to this association.