Many sexual victimization survivors disclose their experience; however, there is limited research investigating why women disclose this experience and how reasons relate to psychopathology. The current online study aims to further understand the experiences of 142 female survivors (aged 18–29 years) by identifying their reason for disclosure and investigating how reasons relate to self-reported depression and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptomology. Qualitative analyses identified two reasons: intentional and elicited disclosures. Hierarchical linear regressions revealed that elicited disclosures were associated with higher PTSD symptomology than intentional disclosures above and beyond relevant covariates, suggesting that disclosure reason is an important factor in the recovery process.

许多性受害幸存者公开了他们的经历；然而，很少有研究调查女性为何披露这种经历以及原因与精神病理学有何关系。当前的在线研究旨在通过确定 142 名女性幸存者（年龄 18-29 岁）的披露原因并调查这些原因与自我报告的抑郁症和创伤后应激障碍 (PTSD) 症状学之间的关系，进一步了解她们的经历。定性分析确定了两个原因：有意和诱导的披露。分层线性回归显示，与高于和超出相关协变量的有意披露相比，引发的披露与更高的 PTSD 症状相关，表明披露原因是恢复过程中的一个重要因素。