Table 3.
Descriptive Statistics for and Correlations among each of the Sexual Assault Severity Scales for Victims (n = 340) of Sexual Assault
| Scoring methods | 1. | 2. | 3. | 4. | 5. | 6. | 7. | 8. | 9. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conventional severity ranking scheme | |||||||||
| 1. Highest severity rank | - | ||||||||
| 2. Sum of ranks | .52 | - | |||||||
| 3. Sum of frequency of ranks | .53 | .91 | - | ||||||
| Combined outcomes separated tactics severity ranking scheme | |||||||||
| 4. Highest severity rank | .53 | .43 | .51 | - | |||||
| 5. Sum of ranks | .54 | .72 | .78 | .80 | - | ||||
| 6. Sum of frequency of ranks | .55 | .81 | .90 | .68 | .91 | - | |||
| Separated outcomes and tactics severity ranking scheme | |||||||||
| 7. Highest severity rank | .82 | .52 | .57 | .77 | .69 | .64 | - | ||
| 8. Sum of ranks | .67 | .86 | .87 | .69 | .91 | .92 | .76 | - | |
| 9. Sum of frequency of ranks | .62 | .86 | .94 | .62 | .85 | .96 | .68 | .94 | - |
| Mean (SD) | 4.7 (0.6) | 10.5 (4.0) | 24.1 (13.5) | 5.4 (0.6) | 12.4 (4.9) | 27.1 (15.1) | 7.8 (1.2) | 21.5 (10.7) | 44.4 (30.2) |
| Median | 5.0 | 11.0 | 24.0 | 5.0 | 12.0 | 27.0 | 8.0 | 20.0 | 40.0 |
| Observed maximum | 5 | 15 | 45 | 6 | 21 | 63 | 9 | 45 | 135 |
| Possible maximum | 5 | 15 | 45 | 6 | 21 | 63 | 9 | 45 | 135 |
Note. Only participants with a history of sexual assault victimization were included. Correlations were conducted using Spearman’s Rank Order Correlation and all correlations were significant at p < .001.