Naslov
CHARACTERISTICS OF INVOLUNTARY REPETITIVE RECALLS (FLASHBACKS) ON TRAUMATIC EVENT OF SEXUAL HARASSMENT OF WOMEN IN THE WAR

Autori
Kozina, Slavica

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Sažeci sa skupova, sažetak, stručni

Izvornik
International Journal of Behavioral Medicine / - , 2018, S82-S82

Skup
15th International Congress of Behavioral Medicine (ICBM 2018)

Mjesto i datum
Santiago, Čile, 14.11.2018. - 17.11.2018

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Poster

Vrsta recenzije
Međunarodna recenzija

Ključne riječi
sexual harassment ; women ; war ; flashbacks

Sažetak
Objective of research was to evaluate quality and intensity of involuntary, intrusive autobiographical memories, and flashbacks in testimony of women sexual harassment in the war. Method: We analyzed testimonies of 58 women- victims of rape and sexual harassment. We applied noninterventionist strategy, encouraging free memory float to recall thoughts and emotions about their experiences. Testimony contains descriptions of observed phenomena, without any researcher intention to judge, which could affect validity of testimony. We analyzed quality and intensity of involuntary autobiographical memories, intrusive memories and flashbacks in testimony by Kvavilashvili (2014).We included rape circumstances if: a) women were raped once by one person, multiple times by multiple persons or by one person ; b) the person was isolated or not ; c) there were witnesses of the rape ; and d)the rapist was known or unknown to the victim. Results: Women-victims of rape and sexual harassment that were raped once by multiple persons have significantly more often: flashbacks (9/20, 45%, P=0.011), experiencing repetition of intrusive autobiographical memories of traumatic event (6/20, 30%, P=0.041), spontaneous retrieval of flashbacks (9/20, 45%, P=0.011), highest frequency of flashbacks repetition (6/20, 30%, P=0.056), often evaluate events emotionally negative (9/20, 45%, P=0.011), vivid memories (9/20, 45%, P=0.011), actively avoiding memories (9/20, 45%, P=0.011), more often re-experiencing event (9/20, 45%, P=0.011). Frequency and significance of disruption of current activity by flashbacks in these victims is statistically borderline significant ( P=0.050). When there were wit-nesses of the rape event are present, flashbacks frequency is higher(11/32, 34.4%, P=0.048). Conclusions: Incidence and intensity of in-voluntary intrusive recalls are especially highlighted in victims who were raped once by multiple persons and in those who were raped in presence of a witness. Unlike that, knowing the rapist and isolation during harassment does not affect incidence and quality of flashbacks. Clinicians need to be aware of and attempt to avoid assigning degrees of traumatization (PTSD or not) for women- victims with different expressions of traumatic experiences of the rape.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Kliničke medicinske znanosti

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