Contribution of shame and attribution style in developing PTSD among Japanese University women with negative sexual experiences

• Published in: Archives of women's mental health Vol. 10; no. 3; pp. 111 - 120
• Main Authors: Uji, M, Shikai, N, Shono, M, Kitamura, T
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Austria Springer Nature B.V 01-06-2007
• Subjects: Adult; Asian people; College students; Crime Victims - psychology; Culture; Emotions; Female; Humans; Internal-External Control; Interpersonal Relations; Japan; Post traumatic stress disorder; Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; Self Concept; Sexual behavior; Shame; Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic - psychology; Students - statistics & numerical data; Surveys and Questionnaires; Women's Health; Japan
• ISSN: 1434-1816; 1435-1102
• DOI: 10.1007/s00737-007-0177-9

The roles of shame and attribution style in developing posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) were examined among 172 Japanese university women with negative sexual experiences (NSEs) using a structural equation model. "Shame" directly predicted PTSD, whereas "Internal Attribution" and "External Attribution" did not. The effect of Internal Attribution on PTSD was mediated by Shame. In a simultaneous analysis of multi-groups, only the relationship with the perpetrator showed a different contribution for shame in developing PTSD symptoms. In addition, the role of the shame and attribution style in developing PTSD symptoms in the Japanese culture was discussed.