2002 年 40 巻 1 号 p. 1-19
The present study aimed to clarify the long-term psychological aftereffects of various types of sexual victimization among the Japanese female junior college students and the influences of victim-assailant relationship upon them by the use of questionnaire. Data from 434 female students were analyzed, and the following results were obtained. Sexual assault including rape caused the most profound psychological aftereffects, which is followed by stalking. It was suggested that sexual assault caused some characteristic psychological changes relating to the deterioration of selfimage. It was also indicated that certain symptoms were common such as distrust of men and avoidance of the scene of victimization. On the other hand, the influence of victim-assailant relationship differed among types of victimization. Victimization committed by acquaintance caused more serious influences than that by strangers in unwanted sexual body touch, while the latter caused more serious influences than the former in sexual assault.
