J Korean Neuropsychiatr Assoc.  2013 Sep;52(5):360-364.

Violence Frequency by Sexual Assault Characteristics

• Park JI
• Choo IH
• Kim SG
• Park SH
• Park WY
• Hwang GH
• Kim SH

Abstract

OBJECTIVES
Sexual assaults are increasing in the world. They are frequently associated with violence of verbal or physical force and threat. The aim of this study is to investigate frequency of violence according to characteristics of sexual assault.
METHODS
Eighty two female sexual assault victims were referred to the psychiatric clinic from Gwangju One-Stop Service Center between Sep. 4, 2006 and Dec. 31, 2012. We compared the frequency of violence, including verbal or physical force and threat according to characteristics of sexual assault : sexual assault type ; relationship with perpetrator ; time lag to visit one-stop center ; assault location.
RESULTS
According to the results, 58.5% (n=48) of subjects had experienced violence before the sexual assaults. Compared to rape (50.9%), indecent (76.0%) showed more frequent violence ; and stranger assailant (81.8%) showed greater frequency of violence than acquaintance (50.0%). Victims who visited the One-stop center within 24 hours (76.7%) had greater exposure to violence than those who visited after 24 hours (48.1%). Regarding assault location, violence frequency was higher in other locations (65.7%) than in accommodations (26.7%).
CONCLUSION
Our results suggest that frequency of violence before sexual assaults could be influenced by their characteristics.

Keyword

Characteristics sexual assault; Frequency of violence

MeSH Terms

Female
Humans
Rape
Violence*

Figure

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  Fig. 1 Bar graphs show frequency of violence (black) and non-violence (light gray) by sexual assaults characteristics. *: One-Stop center is the institution that provides medical, counselling and legal service for violence victims, †: Accommodations are the places for someone to stay temporarily that include hotels, motels, inns.

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