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veiente Anent won., NIS. Vol 21191114S-1165 To Tell or Not to Tell O rho Autherf0 2.015 Repents sad osmium.. "Iowa coSpurnaaPermsnons nay COI 10 1177,107001215”0672 yaw sseeput. corn OSAGE Carrie M. Carrettal , Ann W. Burgess=, and Rosanna DeMarco3 Abstract The underreporting of rape is well known: however. there is less information on women who fail to disclose to anyone. This online study suggests that 24% of 242 women who were non-disclosing compared with those who had disclosed were significandy less likely to seek treatment for emotional injuries. Also, almost two thirds of non-disclosing women believed that the abuse was their fault versus 39.1X of women with prior disclosure. Of clinical interest is that regardless of disclosure pattern. there was no significant difference in reports of depression. anxiety. or posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). and the majority of respondents endorsed support for online counseling over telephone or individual contact. Keywords rape. disclosure, depression. anxiety. PTSD Background For centuries, rape thrived on prudery and silence. The silence lifted when conscious- ness-raising (CR) groups became the major organizing tool of the re-emergence of the women's rights movement in the late 1960s. These CR groups involved informal groups of women discussing their experiences with incest, child, adolescent, and adult rape. Prior to that time, women who disclosed a sexual assault to law enforcement risked censure. scorn, indifference, or loss of credibility (Ledray. Burgess. & Giardina. 2011). 'Rutgers. The State Unerenxy of New Jersey. Newark. USA nlosten College. Chestnut Fel MA. USA 'University of Massachusetts Boston. USA Corresponding Anther: Came M. Careens. Assoore Preiesser/Research hoist at Rutter:. The State University of New Jersey. ISO University Avenue. Ackerson Ha. Roca 224. Newark. NJ 07102. USA. Email: cameeserenaesniutgers.edu: camecarretragernal tom 3502-014 Page 1 of 21 EFTA_00001434 EFTA00156775 1146 Violence Against Women 21(9) Early published evidence by Smith et al. (2000) indicated restricted disclosure of women who reported being raped. They gathered representative data from 3,220 Wave II respondents front the National Women's Study telephone survey regarding the length of time women who were raped before age IS delayed disclosure, to whom they disclosed. and variables that predicted disclosure. There were 288 women who reported at least one rape prior to their 18th birthday. Fully 28% of child rape victims reported that they had never told anyone about their child rape prior to the research interview and 47% did not disclose for over 5 years post rape. Close friends were the most common confidants. Younger age at the time of rape, family relationship with the perpetrator. and experiencing a series of rapes were associated with disclosure longer than 1 month. Shorter delays were associated with stranger rapes. Logistic regression revealed that the age at rape and knowing the perpetrator were independently predic- tive of delayed disclosure. Relevant to these findings• Fisher. Daigle. Cullen. and Turner (2003) identified key factors that contributed to rape reporting included the impact of self-blame, the seri- ousness of the incidents, type of victim—offender relationships, certain victim charac- teristics(e.g.,age, income level, education level,race). and the contextual characteristics of the crimes. Starzynski. Ullman. Filipas, and Townsend (2005) emphasized that deciding whom to tell about sexual assault is an important and potentially consequential decision for sexual assault survivors. A diverse sample of adult sexual assault survivors in the Chicago area was surveyed about sexual assault experiences. social reactions received when disclosing assault to others, attributions of blame, coping strategies, and post- traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Women disclosing to both formal and informal sup- port sources experienced more stereotypical assaults, had more PTSD symptoms, engaged in less behavioral self-blame. and received more negative social reactions than those disclosing to informal support sources only. Research shows that survivors with lower levels of posttraumatic stress or depres- sive symptoms arc less likely to seek help from formal social systems (Lewis, 2005; Starzynski et al., 2005). In addition, survivors who blamed themselves for causing the rape were less likely to disclose the rape to formal social systems (Starzynski et al., 2005). Although studies have shown that survivors with less severe psychological symptomatology arc less likely to seek assistance, it is still unclear what prevents these survivors from seeking help. In a mail survey with 155 respondents studying how social reaction to rape disclo- sure affects sexual assault victims, Ullman (1996) found that negative social reactions were strongly associated with increased psychological symptoms, while most positive social reactions were unrelated to adjustment (Ullman, 1996). The only social reac- tions related to better adjustment were being believed and being listened to by others. Wolitzky-Taylor et al. (2011) interviewed a national sample of 2,000 college women about rape experiences in 2006 and found only 11.5% of college women in the sample reported their most recent/only rape experience to authorities, with only 2.7% of rapes involving drug and/or alcohol reported (Wolitzky-Taylor et al., 2011). Minority status (i.e., non-White race) was associated with lower likelihood of report- 3502-014 Page 2 of 21 EFTA_00001435 EFTA00156776 Curren et al 1147 ing, whereas sustaining injuries during the rape was associated with increased likeli- hood of reporting. Currently, there is developing published evidence on rape reporting and disclosure. Using a prospectivestudy to identify predictorsof sexual assault disclosure. Orchowski and Gidycz (2012) examined the responses of 374 support providers and learned women most often disclosed a sexual assault to a female peer supporting the findings over 10 years ago by Smith ct al. (2000). Despite the feminist movement of the 1970s, which marked the beginning of the era ofrape reform in the United States, to fast-forward to 2013. two findings that affect a victim's mental health have not changed. First, sexual assault remains the most widely underreported violent crime and second, victims typically do not seek help after coercive sexual encounters (Fisher et al., 2003; Siegel, Golding, Stein, Bumam, & Sorenson, 1990). Second, statistics from the National Violence Against Women Survey (NVAWS) indicate that only 19.1% of the women and 12.9% of the men who were raped since their 18th birthday reported their rape to the police (Tjaden & Thoennes, 2006). Indeed, the underreporting of sexual assault persists in bearing the infamous label of "the hidden crime," and poses serious problems on an individual and societal level (Grohol, 1997). Parallel with the incidence of rape being far more extensive than reported in official statistics is the fact that the large majority of rapists am never apprehended. In 2007, there were 90,427 incidents of rape reported to law enforcement that resulted in only 23,307 arrests or 25.8% of reported cases (U.S. Department of Justice, 2008). Victimization data show a higher number of rapes and sexual assaults-191,670 (Catalano, 2006)—which means that potentially more than half of the rapes and sexual assaults go unreported (and therefore unpunished) to law enforcement (Fisher et al., 2003). Clearly. the vast majority of rapists are never brought to justice as FBI clear- ance rates for rape average about 50% per year. From a public policy perspective, official estimates of the incidence and prevalence of sexual assault that are used for planning program initiatives am likely underesti- mated; therefore, individuals and areas that are at high risk for sexual assault am likely failing to receive adequate attention. In addition, the failure to report precludes the arrest of offenders, which limits the degree to which the criminal justice system can serve as a deterrent to sexual assault crimes (Fisher et al.. 2003). Rape and Self-Disclosure—Keeping a Secret With Silence The issue of self-disclosure—that information about oneself that a person is willing to reveal to others—is an important area of clinical inquiry. Rape traditionally has not been a socially acceptable issue for disclosure. In decades past, it has often been seen as something that lessened the worth of the victim and that was the victim's fault. Thus, Irving Coffman's classic analysis of stigma and the management of spoiled identity am particularly useful in analyzing the disclosure of a rape. Coffman (1963) uses the term "stigma" to indicate "an attribute that is deeply discrediting" in a certain 3502-014 Page 3 of 21 EFTA_00001436 EFTA00156777 1148 Violence Against Women 21(9) social context (p. 3). He distinguishes between cases where the stigma is known to others already or evident immediately (the individual is discredited), and cases where the stigma is not known by others and not immediately perceivable (the individual is discreditable). As Coffman states. when an individual's differentness is not immediately apparent, and is not known beforehand ... then . .. the issue is ... that of managing information about his failing. To tell or not to tell: to display or not to display: to let on or not to let on: to lie or not to tic: and in each ease, to whom. how. when. and where (p. 40). The issue becomes "the management of undisclosed discrediting information about self' (p. 42). Secrets, especially those involving incest. rape. and abortion, arc closely aligned with non-disclosure. Georg Simmel (1906) defines secrets as "consciously willed con- cealment" (p. 449) that involve a tension that when revealed breaks its power that can result in positive or negative outcomes. Secrecy sets barriers. A secret disclosed may advance to betrayal. Wolff (1950) describes a secret being surrounded by temptation and possibility of betrayal, and the external danger of being discovered is interwoven with the internal danger of giving oneself away. As long as the rape remains cloaked in secrecy, the victim only has to manage that information internally; once the rape is disclosed, the victim has to manage the external reactions. Jack (1991, 1999) and Jack and Ali (2010) describe the phenomenon of "silencing the self' as a behavior common to women where information is withheld in the context of all types of relationships. Whether a relationship is experienced with violence or through rape or without these experiences, Jack contends through her Theory of Silencing the Self that women do not share certain thoughts or feelings that would contradict what others expect of them because it jeopardizes relationships with others and how they are "seen." Congruent with the social stigma that surrounds disclosure, women avoid conflict and silence their voice which often leads to a loss of self as well as feelings of shame and anger. Ironically, avoiding conflict and abiding by societal expectations are found to be protective and normative in many cultures, and yet Jack (1991) found in her original work that the very secret or silence kept was strongly cor- related with clinical depression. Jack and Dill (1992) identified four particular sub-concepts of silencing the self- behaviors from the qualitative analyses of data she collected through a large longitudi- nal study that included conversations with women talking about their lives and depression. The four self-silencing sub-concepts/behaviors am called (a) Silencing the Self, (b) the Divided Self, (c) Care as Self-Sacrifice, and (d) the Externalized Self. The first sub-concept/sub-scale. Silencing the Self, for which the theory was named described how women often do not ask directly for what they need or tell others what they arc feeling. The second sub-concept/sub-scale, the Divided Self, described how women present a compliant exterior to the public when they actually feel hostile and angry. The third sub-concept/sub-scale, Care as Self-Sacrifice, described how women put the feelings and needs of another before their own. The fourth sub-concept/ 3502-014 Page 4 of 21 EFTA_00001437 EFTA00156778 Curren et at 1149 sub-scale, the Externalized Self, described how women judge themselves by external standards. In the end, the "self' for women is focused in a context of others' needs, and it is the "self-in-relation•' that drives behavior choices to disclose or not to disclose (Jack. 1991; Jordan, Kaplan. Miller, Sliver, & Surrcy, 1991). The issue of rape disclosure and moving away from silencing one's voice has psy- chosocial and clinical importance. One model of rapt counseling is to encourage cli- ents to report and talk to members of their social network as support for experiencing a stressful situation. The dilemma, however, is that the decision to tell or not to tell someone about a rape tends to be a difficult one and many women will experience decisional conflict that is related to the uncertainty regarding outcomes that will result from the choice. Regret of disclosure emerges as a potential outcome (Marchetti, 2012). Not to disclose can be viewed as self-protective as the individual has control of the information and preserves relationships without conflict (Jack, 1991). Telling oth- ers dilutes the control. We were interested in studying patterns of rape disclosure as basic to assessing coping and adaptation to a traumatic event. This article presents data from a larger rape study with the intent to provide specific implications for counseling victims regarding disclo- sure of the information. Thus, the research questions for this study were as follows: Research Question I: What was the pattern of disclosure for nape using an anony- mous web-based survey? Research Question 2: What was the symptom response based on whether the respondent had disclosed prior to the survey or disclosed at the time of survey? Research Question 3: What type of follow-up was preferred by respondents? Method Design This study utilized a descriptive cross-sectional design. Participants completed the study via REDCap Survey, a web-based. online survey tool. Online surveys have been established as an effective means ofobtaining a large sample of rape victims (Littleton, 2007, 2010). Setting Data were collected via an online survey. A web-based procedure was chosen as it has several benefits. First, the use of a web-based survey has been established as an effec- tive means of obtaining a large sample of nape victims (Littleton, 2007. 2010). Furthermore, the use of an online study allows for elimination of missing data by prompting participants to address non-completed items. Finally, this methodology was selected because it offers participants the ability to complete study instruments at their convenience, offers privacy and confidentiality at the time of participation. and affords the participant an opportunity for safe disclosure. 3502-014 Page 5 of 21 EFTA_00001438 EFTA00156779 1150 Violence Against Women 21(9) A script was available online as soon as the participant accessed the study link via REDCap Survey. Potential participants were screened online. Once an exclusion crite- rion was met, no other information was gathered. If deemed eligible, the subjects were provided with informed consent. Alter they read and acknowledged understanding by answering three questions covering material contained within the consent, the partici- pant was allowed to proceed to access the study packet online. All information was collected via participant self-report. Participants were allowed to save responses online and return to finish the packet at their convenience. If the participant elected to log off and log back on to complete the study packet. the first screen reiterated the fact that nobody would be able to contact them for any reason. All data collected from partici- pants were kept online. Questions war created by the principal investigator to determine whether the par- ticipant had previously (before answering this survey) disclosed that they had an unwanted sexual experience (completed rape), to whom they disclosed if they affirmed disclosure, and their preferences for follow-up. The questions relative to prior disclo- sure were contained in the beginning of the survey and were as follows: (a) Is this the first time you arc disclosing that you had an unwanted sexual experience? Yes/no; (b) If you have told one or more people about this incident, whom did you tell? Please check all that apply: (c) If you checked "other" above, please fill in the relationship you have with the person you told about the most recent incident of unwanted sexual contact. Please do not put in a personal name but only identify your relationship with that person. Branching logic was employed, so that participants would only see Questions 2 and 3 if they answered "no" to Question Number 1. The question relative to follow-up preferences was contained toward the end of the survey and stated: For experiences such as the one I had. I feel more comfortable disclosing the situation: (a) online anonymously with no way for anyone to re-contact nie, (b) online with a way that someone could follow-up with me in the fixture, (c) in person face-to-face, (d) on the telephone anonymously with no way for anyone to re-contact me. and (e) on the telephone with a way that someone could follow-up with me in the future. Sample This study included a convenience sample of 242 adult female victims of completed rape drawn from the population of females aged 18-64 in the United States and inter- nationally. The subjects recruited into the study met the following inclusion criteria: (a) between the ages of t8-64, (b) 55 years since their most recent incident of rape. (c) ability to understand English, (d) no recent report of psychosis, (e) the ability to com- plete study instruments, and (t) female gender. Individuals war excluded if they met the following exclusion criteria: (a) most recent incidence of rape happened while participant was <18 years of age, (b) unable to understand the informed consent as evidenced by incorrectly answering three, and (c) questions designed to determine understanding the content of the study. Determination of an incidence of rape for inclusion was screened for using the Sexual Experiences Scale Short Form Victimization (Koss et al.. 2007; Koss & Gidycz, 1985). 3502-014 Page 6 of 21 EFTA_00001439 EFTA00156780 Correa° et at 1151 The sample was recruited in a variety of ways. First, recruitment was accomplished using email messages inviting participation in the survey. Emails were sent out through ResearchMatch as part of an opt-in list of individuals who had previously given their contact information for that purpose. as well via the clinical trials registry maintained by the sponsoring University. A description of the study along with a link was pro- vided in the email. This link led to the dedicated study website, specifically designed to provide comprehensive information on the study, a toll-free telephone number to contact a live person if the potential participant so chose, and a link that would provide direct access to the study itself. Responses went directly into the REDCap survey sys- tem. designed and maintained by Vanderbilt University. This provided a tracking mechanism for responses. prevented the release of any information and/or data to an outside server, and increased response rates. Additional methods included the following: informative advertisements placed on national screening and online support websites, and in domestic violence shelters, rape crisis centers, offices of psychiatrists, and psychotherapists, local emergency mom departments. primary cam office lobbies, and public venues such as college bulletin boards, grocery stores, bathroom stalls, libraries, social media sites such as Faceboolc, and police departments. Other techniques included posting informative public service announcements on local radio channels and direct marketing of the study online to organizations in which the principal investigator is affiliated. Specialist health cam providers. home health agencies, church groups. and support groups may also have referred participants to the study based on flyers supplied to their organizations. Strategies to enhance participant recruitment and retention included ensuring ano- nymity, with no way to link any participant to any particular response. and the ability to complete the study packet in more than one sitting. All information was collected via participant self-report, and Institutional Review Board (IRS) approval was given by the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey. Participants were allowed to save responses online and return to finish the packet at their convenience. All data collected from participants were kept online. Answers to survey questions determined whether the participant had previously (before answering this survey) disclosed that they had an unwanted sexual experience, to whom they disclosed if they affirmed disclosure. and their preferences for follow-up. Branching logic was employed, so that participants would only see Questions 2 and 3 if they answered —no" to Question Number I. Also used in this data analysis were questions related to current mental health and three standard measurement tests for anxiety (State Trait Anxiety Inventory—trait portion only), depression (Beck Depression Inventory II; BDI-II), and PTSD (Posttraumatic Stress Diagnostic Scale; PDS). Participants were also asked questions related to their insurance status at the time of their most recent assault and questions related to medications they currently take for anxiety, depression. or sleep disturbance. There was no compensation for study completion. A total of 384 com- pleted the study consent form and at least some portion of the study. Of those, 242 (63%) completed all the study instruments sufficiently for inclusion in the analysis of the research questions. There were no statistically significant differences between the complcters and non-completers on any demographic factor. 3502-014 Page 7 of 21 EFTA_00001440 EFTA00156781 1152 Violence Against Women 21(9) The 242 participants ranged from 18-56 years in age with a median age of 27 years (25th-75th Interquartile Range (IQR): 23.8133.3). The sample was primarily Caucasian (n = 218, 90%). with the remaining identifying themselves as African American (n = IS, 7%) or other (n = 6, 3%). The majority of the sample reported being single/not partnered Or = 185, 76%). Participants lived in all regions of the United States; Northeast (n = 41, 17%), Southeast (n = 18, 8%). Midwest (n = 40. 17%), South (n = 97. 41%), and West (n = 20, 9%) with 9% reporting living outside the United States (n = 20). Although the majority of the sample was well educated and reported having at least a bachelor's (n = 100, 41%) or a master's degree (n = 54, 23%), they were less affluent, with 70% of the sample reporting incomes of US$60,000 or less (range <USS25,000 to >USS100,000). The majority of the sample (n = 171, 71%) reported having no children or having any religious preference Or = 146, 6004). Those reporting having non-governmental health insurance Point of Service (POS), Preferred Provider Organization (PPO), Health Maintenance Organization (HMO) was slightly higher (n = 143. 59%) than those having insurance that was government subsidized (Medicaid, Medicare, MediCal; If = 99. 41%). The majority of the sample (96%) denied living with their abuser (n = 232). Analysis Frequency distributions summarized the number of participants who reported non- disclosure before the survey and those who had disclosed prior to the survey. Cross- tabulations were constructed to determine the percentages of individuals who affirmed first-time disclosure with reporting of follow-up preferences. The chi-square test of independence was used to test for differences in the distributions. Findings The demographic characteristics of those citing first-time disclosure and those report- ing having disclosed previously are summarized in Table 1. Statistically significant differences between the two groups were observed in ages of the participants and pres- ence of children. A higher proportion of those stating first-time disclosure reported having children (n = 24 of 58. 41%) than in the group citing prior disclosure (n = 47 of 137, 34%). Those who admitted to first-time disclosure were, on avenge, older than those who cited previously disclosing. While not statistically significant (p = .055), within the group citing first-time disclosure approximately half (n = 30 of 58, 51.7%) reported having some form of governmental subsidized insurance, while a consider- ably smaller respective proportion (n = 69 of 184, 37.5%) was seen in the group citing prior disclosure. There were no statistically significant differences between the first-time and non- first-time respondents in terms of type of unwanted experience, nor for relationship between the perpetrator and victim (see Table 2). Finally, there was no statistically significant difference between the respondent groups in terms of type of follow-up preferred (p = .153). The majority of participants. 3502-014 Page 8 of 21 EFTA_00001441 EFTA00156782 Carreto et at 1153 Table 1. Descriptive Statistical Summaries of Consented Individuals Rrst Time Disclosing and Not First Time Disclosing Study Varlables--Demographics. Rrst time disclosed Not first disclosure (n= 58) (n = 184) Characteristic n (%) n (X) p value Race 382 Caucasian 51 (87.9) 167 (90.8) African American 6 (10.3) 12 (63) Other 1 (1.7) 5 (17) Education .774 12th grade/GED 5(8.6) 10 (5.4) Some college—Did not graduate 13 (22.4) 34 (183) 2-year degree 7(12.1) 19 (10.3) 4-year degree 22 (37.9) 78 (414) Graduate degree 11 (19.0) 43 (23.4) Marital status .635 Single/not partnered 43 (74.1) 142 (77.2) Married/partnered IS (25.9) 42 (22.8) Residence area .702 Northeast 7 (13.0) 34 (18.7) Southeast 6(11.1) 12 (6.6) Midwest 10(18.5) 30 (16.5) South 24 (44.4) 73 (40.1) West 3 (5.6) 17 (9.3) Outside the United States 4(7.4) 16 (8.8) Children .021 Yes 24 (41.4) 47 (253) No 34 (48.6) 137 (743) Health insurance type .055 Governmental (Medicare. 30 (51.7) 69 (373) Medicaid. etc.) Non-governmental 28 (48.3) 115 (625) Religious preference .218 Roman Catholic 14 (24.1) 24 (13.0) Protestant II (19.0) 36 (19.6) Jewish 3 (5.2) 4 (22) Muslim 0(0.0) I (0.5) Buddhist 0(0.0) 3 (1.6) No preference 30 (51.7) 1 16 (63.0) Annual household income 353 Less than US$25.000 14 (24.1) 44 (25.1) US$26.00I-US$40.000 12 (20.7) 48 (27.4) US$40.00I-US$60.000 14 (24.1) 29 (16.6) (continued) 3502-014 Page 9 of 21 EFTA_00001442 EFTA00156783 1154 %%fente Against Women 21(9) Table I. (continued) Rrst Time disdosed Not first disciosure (n = 58) (n = 184) CharacteristIc n (%) n (*h) p vakse US$60.001.115$80.000 I (1.7) 12 (6.9) US$80.001.115510(1.000 6 (103) 13 (7.4) More dun USSI 00.000 6 (103) 14 (8.0) Prefer not Lo answer 5 (8.6) IS (8.6) Currendy lives with abuser .324 Yes 4 (6.9) 7 (3.8) No 54 (93.1) 177 (96.2) Median (IRQ) Median (IRQ) Age .003 Age (year) 31.5 (13.0. 42.3) 27.0 (24.0. 32.0) Note. With the accepuon of age. x' Tests c4 Independence were used to test for dfferences between the respondent groups. A Mann-Whitney Test was used far that respecdve test fer age GED = general education ripbma. IRQ = Interguartle Rangt Table 2. Descrimive Scuistical Summaries of Consented Individuals Fint Time Disdosing and Not Rrst Time Disclosing—Type of Unwanted Experience and PerpetratorNitdm Rebuonship. First dme Not first disdosure disdosed (n = 58) (n = 184) Charattenuit n(%) n(%) p vakle Type of unwanted experience .186 Forcible rape 28 (483) 1 17 (63.6) Press"! sex II (19.0) 29 (158) Sex stress 4 (6.9) 7 (3.8) Multiple tynes IS (25.9) 31 (16.8) Perysetntor/victim relationship .091 Intimave partner 26 (44.8) 71 (38.6) Non-indmate knoem 28 (483) 78 (414) Stranger 4 (6.9) 35 (19.0) Total 58 (100) 184 (100) Ø. x1 Testa d Independence Overe used to test for &Eieren= berween the tisclosure groups. both Mose who had previously disclosed (n = 123, 70.3%) and thosc had who admitted to first-time disclosurc (n = 46, 79.3%), reported thcy preferred online rollow-up to both the face-to-face and telephone options (Table 3). 3502-014 Page 10 of 21 EFTA_00001443 EFTA00156784 Correftded 1155 Table 3. Descriptive Statistical Summaries of Consented Individuals First Time Disclosing and Not First Time Disclosing Study Variables—Disclosure and Follow-Up. First time Not first disclosure disclosed (n = 58) (n = 175) ChlratteriSdC 1/ (%) n (%) p value Follow-up preferences .153 Online 46 (79.3) 123 (70.3) Telephone 6 (10.3) 14 (8.0) Face-to-face 6 (10.3) 38 (21.7) Note. x5 Tests of Independence were used to test for differences between the disdosure groups. Table 4. Descriptive Statistical Summaries of Consented Individuals First Time Disclosing and Not First Time Disclosing Study Variables—Medication Use. First time Not first disclosure disclosed (n = 58) (n = 184) Charxterisdc at (*A) n (h) p value Depression medication .571 Yes 16 (27.6) 58 (31.5) No 42 (72.4) 126 (68.5) Anxiety medication .574 Yes 13 (22.4) 48 (26.1) No 45 (77.6) 136 (73.9) Sleep medkation .635 Yes 15 (25.9) 42 (22.6) No 43 (74.1) 142 (77.2) Note xs Tests at Independence were used to test for differences between the disclosure groups. Post Hoc Analysis of Disclosure Groups Current use of medication for depression, anxiety, and sleep disturbances for those who had previously disclosed and those who had not is summarized in Table 4. There were no statistically significant differences in the rates of use of the types of medica- tion between the groups. Follow-up with providers for physical and emotional injuries was evaluated for those who had previously disclosed and those who had not (summaries in Table 5). Results indicated that there was a statistically significant difference between the groups in rates of seeking treatment for emotional injuries with both medical provid- ers (p = .003) and non-medical therapist/counselors (p < .001). In both cases, a higher proportion of those admitting to first-time disclosure reported never seeking treatment 3502-014 Page 11 of 21 EFIA_00001444 EFTA00156785 1156 Violence Against Women 21(9) Table S. Descriptive Statistical Summaries of Consented Individuals First Time Disclosing and Not First Time Disclosing Study Variables—Rape Resource Unlization. First time Not first disclosure disclosed (n = 58) (n = 184) Characteristic n (%) n (%) p value Medical practitioner for physico/ injuries .055 Never 53 (91.4) 138 (75.0) Once or twice 4 (6.9) 38 (20.7) 3.5 times 1 (1.7) 4 (2.2) More than 5 times 0 (0.0) 4 (2.2) Total 58 (100) 184 (100) Medical practitioner for emotional injuries .003 Never 52 (89.7) 119 (64.7) Once or twice 2(3.4) 24 (13.0) 3.5 times 2 (3.4) 12 (6.5) More than 5 times 2 (3.4) 29 (15.8) Total 58 (100) 184 (100) Non-medical therapist/counselor for <.001 emouonol injuries Never 46 (79.3) 78 (42.4) Once or twice 5(8.6) 21 (11.4) 3.5 times 4 (6.9) 12 (6.5) More than 5 times 3 (5.2) 73 (57.8) Total 58 (100) 184 (100) Lawyer for injuries .218 Never 56 (96.6) 160 (87.0) Once or twice 1 (1.7) 9 (4.9) 3-5 times 0 (0.0) 5 (2.7) More than 5 times 1 (1.7) 10 (5.4) Total 58 (100) 184 (100) Called police .009 Yes 5 (8.6) 45 (24.5) No 53 (91.4) 139 (75.5) Total 58 (100) 184 (100) for emotional injuries from a medical provider (52 of 58, 90%) or a therapist/coun- selor (46 of 58. 79%) than those who had previously disclosed (65% and 42%, respec- tively). The overwhelming majority of those citing first-time disclosure = 46, 70.3%) reported that they had never seen a non-medical therapist/counselor for emo- tional injuries, whereas the majority (57.8%) of those citing prior disclosure reported seeing a therapisVcounsclor more than 5 times. As expected. given that one group cited no prior disclosure, there was a statistically significant difference in reporting the assault to police. 3502-014 Page 12 of 21 EFIA_00001445 EFTA00156786 Comm:led 1157 Table 6. Descriptive Statistical Summaries of Consented Individuals First Time Disclosing and Not First Time Disclosing Study Variables—Blame. lint time Not first disclosure disclosed (n = 58) (at = 184) Characteristic n (X) n(%) p value Feels good about self .206 Yes 26 (44.8) 100 (54.3) No 32 (55.2) 84 (45.7) Feels abuse was their fault .001 Yes 37 (632) 72 (39.1) No 21 (36.2) 112 (60.9) Table 7. Differences Between Groups for Disclosure Folbw•Up Preferences and Outcomes (Depression and Anxiety). lint time Not tirSI. disclosure disclosed (n = 58) (n = 184) M (SD) M (SD) F(df = 1140) p value n' BDI.11 217 (15.0) 21.1 (118) 0.53 .466 <.01 STAI•Y (trait) 57_4 (12.3) 50.9(14.1) 0.54 .465 <.01 Note MANOVA was used to test for differences in dere:Haan and anxiety smote the groups. Wilkes lambda = .998 F(I. 240) = 0.286. D ..7SI. BDI4I = Beck Depression Inventory H. STAI.Y is State Trait Anxiety Inventory-Form Y. The difference in the rates of feeling good about oneself between the groups was not statistically significant (45% vs. 54%), yet there were statistically significant dif- ferences in the reported belief that the abuse was their fault with 63.8% of those report- ing first-time disclosure believing that the abuse was their fault versus 39.1% of those with prior disclosure (Table 6). Further analysis was completed to determine whether differences exist in rape trauma presentation/symptomatoloR (depression, anxiety) and diagnosis of PTSD among women who have and have not disclosed the event. Descriptive summaries of the two groups arc presented in Table 7. There were no sta- tistically significant differences between the groups in terms of depression (p = .466) or anxiety (p = .465; Table 7). In addition, there were similar proportions of those who met the criteria fora diagnosis ofPTSD (p = .481) within each of the groups (Table 8). Most respondents (76%) in this study had disclosed an unwanted sexual experience that happened within the previous 5 years. Of clinical interest, however. 24% had never disclosed until asked on this survey. Of the 184 who had previously disclosed, persons told included friends; medical professionals; family members; spouse or part- ner; police, coworkers; clergy; academic staff; domestic violence; rape crisis, and hot- line staff; with one woman disclosing to a local newspaper. 3502-014 Page 13 of 21 EFIA_00001446 EFTA00156787 1158 Violence Against Women 21(9) Table 8. Summaries (or Disclosure and PTSD. First time Not first disclosure disclosed (n = 58) (n = 179) n (%) n (%) p value PDS .481 With PTSD 29 (50) 80 (45) Without PTSD 29 (50) 99 (55) Note. PTSD = posttratirratic stress thsorder: PDS = Posttraumatic Saes Diagnostic Seale Discussion The decisional conflict around disclosing a rape either to others or to police has a long history. That almost a quarter (24.5%) of this sample reported to police is closer to the 19% suggested by Tjaden and Thoennes (2006) but less than the 47% reported by Catalano et al. (2009) (Erlich et al., 2000). Not only is rape a seriously underreported crime, it is also an undertreated crime. Only a small num