TABLE 2.
Descriptive analysis of responses to the rape stigma questions within 20 days of the rape
| Never % (n) | Once % (n) | A few % (n) | Many times % (n) | Principal component factor loading | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I have been concerned about people respecting me less if they were to find out what happened | 16.7 (142) | 10.2 (87) | 27.9 (237) | 45.2 (384) | 0.6811 |
| I sometimes think people will blame me for what happened | 20.5 (174) | 10.4 (88) | 26.7 (227) | 42.5 (361) | 0.7472 |
| I am embarrassed and ashamed to tell other people about what happened | 19.5 (166) | 8.1 (69) | 22.0 (187) | 50.4 (428) | 0.6867 |
| I think I am now different from other women because of this experience | 35.8 (304) | 8.0 (68) | 24.7 (210) | 31.5 (268) | 0.7594 |
| I feel personally to blame for what happened | 65.7 (558) | 7.3 (62) | 14.7 (125) | 12.4 (105) | 0.5491 |
| My behaviour has changed, and I act as if I am a different person since the incident | 36.6 (311) | 8.8 (75) | 71.4 (221) | 28.6 (243) | 0.71 |
| People have avoided talking to me or spending time with me due to the incident | 69.7 (592) | 6.0 (51) | 14.9 (127) | 9.4 (80) | 0.5796 |
| I have been told that I could have done more to prevent this incident from occurring | 49.9 (424) | 10.1 (86) | 21.9 (186) | 18.1 (154) | 0.6183 |
| People make rude insensitive or inappropriate remarks about my experience | 58.7 (499) | 8.0 (68) | 17.5 (149) | 15.8 (134) | 0.6209 |