강간 피해자의 심리적 충격과 치유 프로그램의 방향

The Psychological Impacts of Rape on the Victims and Development of Treatment Programs

This study aimed to find the factors relating psychological impacts of rape and suggest the directions to how programs of psychological treatment for rape victims should be conducted. For this study, 124 victims of rape or attempted rape had been analysed. Major findings follows below; First, there was little connection to the individual characteristics of rape victims and the psychological impact of rape victimization. Regardless of age, level of education, even the economical status, the psychological impacts of rape victimization showed little difference. Second, age of the first experienced rape victimization, whether the incidence reoccurred, and type of rape victimization were partly related the level of psychological impacts. However, the psychological impacts continued regardless of the time passed since victimization. Third, although situational factors of rape incidence such as who the offender was and where the rape took place were not related to the level of psychological impacts, the existence of another victim, and wether the victim resisted was significantly related to them. Fourth, how the victim took measures after victimization had no psychological relation; wether they've told others on the incident, how others responded, and if they've notified to police had no connection to the level of psychological impacts. Fifth, the study suggested the factors that can be applied to all psychological treatment programs and also suggested the directions of the programs for the practice by specifying the characteristics of consideration of victims. Furthermore, there were also suggestion on how group programs and prevention programs should be expanded.