Open AccessThe impact of sociocultural contexts on mental health following sexual violence: A conceptual model.
Author(s) -
Emily R. Dworkin,
Terri L. Weaver
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
psychology of violence
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.346
H-Index - 42
eISSN - 2152-0828
pISSN - 2152-081X
DOI - 10.1037/vio0000350
Subject(s) - sociocultural evolution , mental health , affect (linguistics) , psychology , stressor , sexual violence , ethnic group , poison control , domestic violence , globe , developmental psychology , human factors and ergonomics , clinical psychology , psychiatry , medicine , criminology , medical emergency , political science , neuroscience , communication , law
Sexual violence has substantial mental health effects on survivors around the globe. Although there has been increasing attention to the ways that sociocultural environments can affect survivors' recovery, there has been no review to our knowledge of the specific factors within sociocultural environments that offer risk or protection, or the mechanisms by which these factors affect recovery.