Decreased Interpretation of Nonverbal Cues in Rape Victims

1987/12/01 by A. James Giannini, William A. Price, Janet L. Kniepple · 3 citations
Social Sciences · Psychology · #Sexual Assault and Victimization Studies #Deception detection and forensic psychology #Social and Intergroup Psychology #Nonverbal communication #Psychology #Interpretation (philosophy) #Facial expression #Social psychology #Communication #Developmental psychology #Computer science

paper · doi:10.2190/v9vp-eege-xdkm-jkj4

published in The International Journal of Psychiatry in Medicine 16(4), 389-393 (SAGE Publishing)

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Abstract

The ability to receive nonverbal facial cues was tested in twelve female victims of multiple nonserial rapes and matched controls. Subjects attempted to interpret nonverbal messages transmitted by male and female senders who were covertly taped while involved in a gambling task. Rape victims had significantly decreased ability to interpret the nonverbal facial cues of both male and female senders.

Citations

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