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Social cognition and revictimization risk.

Anne P DePrince1

  • 1Department of Psychology, University of Denver, Denver, CO 80208, USA. adeprinc@du.edu

Journal of Trauma & Dissociation : the Official Journal of the International Society for the Study of Dissociation (ISSD)
|September 10, 2005
PubMed
Summary

Individuals with a history of revictimization show impaired social contract violation detection. This compromise in social exchange rule understanding may increase vulnerability to future harm.

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Area of Science:

  • Psychology
  • Social Psychology
  • Trauma Studies

Background:

  • Accurate detection of social contract violations aids in avoiding harmful relationships.
  • Betrayal trauma theory suggests this detection can be detrimental when dependent on an abuser, like in child abuse cases.
  • Compromised detection abilities in early life may lead to generalized deficits, increasing later victimization risk.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the relationship between revictimization experiences and the ability to detect violations in social contracts.
  • To explore whether deficits in social contract violation detection are specific or generalized.
  • To examine the role of pathological dissociation in these deficits.

Main Methods:

  • Participants evaluated their ability to detect violations in abstract, social contract, and precautionary rules.
  • Comparison between young adults with and without a history of revictimization.
  • Statistical analysis to determine the predictive power of pathological dissociation.

Main Results:

  • Young adults with revictimization history made more errors in detecting social contract and precautionary rule violations compared to the non-revictimized group.
  • No significant difference was found between groups for abstract rule violations, indicating specific deficits.
  • Pathological dissociation was a significant predictor of errors in social contract and precautionary rule detection.

Conclusions:

  • History of revictimization is linked to impaired detection of social contract and precautionary rule violations.
  • These deficits are not attributable to general reasoning impairments but are specific to social and safety rules.
  • Pathological dissociation plays a crucial role in the compromised ability to detect violations, suggesting implications for trauma recovery and prevention of further victimization.

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