Abstract

Sexual assault (SA) is the most widely underreported violent crime in the United States. Reporting is significant because it is through this process that people access resources that can mitigate psychiatric and other health consequences of SA. The purpose of this study was to describe regret among individuals who have experienced SA regarding their decision of whether or not to report the assault to the police. The Ottawa Decision Support Framework underpins this study and posits that evaluation of regret, a powerful negative emotion, influences the decision-making process.

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This dissertation has also been disseminated through the ProQuest Dissertations and Theses database. Dissertation/thesis number: 3397727; ProQuest document ID: 250929939. The author still retains copyright.

Author Details

Carol Anne Marchetti, PhD, RN, PMHNP-BC

Sigma Membership

Alpha Chi

Type

Dissertation

Format Type

Text-based Document

Study Design/Type

Cross-Sectional

Research Approach

N/A

Keywords:

Forensic Nursing, Sexual Assault, Assault Reporting, Decision-Making

Advisor

Ann Burgess

Second Advisor

Barbara Wolfe

Third Advisor

Angela Amar

Degree

PhD

Degree Grantor

Boston College

Degree Year

2010

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Review Type

None: Degree-based Submission

Acquisition

Proxy-submission

Date of Issue

2024-03-04

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