Project Title
An Investigation of the Impact of Coping and Resilience on Coherence and Perceived Self-Efficacy in Young Adult Survivors of Sexual Harassment and Trauma
Faculty Mentor(s) Name(s)
Stephanie Jett
Abstract
The Association of American Universities performed a climate study on sexual misconduct among college students in the Spring of 2019. The study discovered that sexual assault survivors experience detrimental long-term repercussions, such as reduced retention rates and participating in risky behaviors. Given the high victimization rates and low reporting rates, it is critical to comprehend how survivors deal with and move past traumatic events. There has been a lot of research on sexual trauma survivors' resilience and coping, but less on components of coping in daily life for these people, such as reported sense of self-efficacy and coherence. In our study, coherence was measured through the 29-Item Sense of Coherence Scale, and self-efficacy through the New General Self-Efficacy Scale. We measured coping using the Brief COPE and resilience with the Brief Resilience Scale. We assessed Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) symptomatology using the PTSD Checklist - Civilian Version. Qualtrics was employed to develop the surveys, which was then distributed through the university's SONA subject pool and snowball sampling on social media. People who exhibited higher degrees of coping, and resilience were expected to also exhibit increased levels of perceived coherence and self-efficacy. Preliminary results indicate that there is an insignificant, positive correlation between coping and self-efficacy and coping and coherence, and an insignificant, negative correlation between resilience and self-efficacy and resilience and coherence. Further investigation is required. Knowing more about the connections between these factors may assist survivors of sexual trauma not only succeed in their academic aspirations, but also better appreciate the breadth of the issue. It also plays a crucial role in advancing knowledge on how to help trauma survivors manage and treat their trauma.
An Investigation of the Impact of Coping and Resilience on Coherence and Perceived Self-Efficacy in Young Adult Survivors of Sexual Harassment and Trauma
The Association of American Universities performed a climate study on sexual misconduct among college students in the Spring of 2019. The study discovered that sexual assault survivors experience detrimental long-term repercussions, such as reduced retention rates and participating in risky behaviors. Given the high victimization rates and low reporting rates, it is critical to comprehend how survivors deal with and move past traumatic events. There has been a lot of research on sexual trauma survivors' resilience and coping, but less on components of coping in daily life for these people, such as reported sense of self-efficacy and coherence. In our study, coherence was measured through the 29-Item Sense of Coherence Scale, and self-efficacy through the New General Self-Efficacy Scale. We measured coping using the Brief COPE and resilience with the Brief Resilience Scale. We assessed Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) symptomatology using the PTSD Checklist - Civilian Version. Qualtrics was employed to develop the surveys, which was then distributed through the university's SONA subject pool and snowball sampling on social media. People who exhibited higher degrees of coping, and resilience were expected to also exhibit increased levels of perceived coherence and self-efficacy. Preliminary results indicate that there is an insignificant, positive correlation between coping and self-efficacy and coping and coherence, and an insignificant, negative correlation between resilience and self-efficacy and resilience and coherence. Further investigation is required. Knowing more about the connections between these factors may assist survivors of sexual trauma not only succeed in their academic aspirations, but also better appreciate the breadth of the issue. It also plays a crucial role in advancing knowledge on how to help trauma survivors manage and treat their trauma.