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Disclosing sexual assault might be protective against such negative outcomes.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Aim<\/jats:title><jats:p>To examine the indirect effect of trauma symptomatology on the association between disclosing ASA and current sexual functioning.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title><jats:p>Participants included 652 women 21 to 30 years old with a history of ASA recruited from the community. Participants completed self-report measurements on a computer.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Main Outcome Measures<\/jats:title><jats:p>Separate models were performed, with sexual functioning divided into sexual desire, orgasm, and pain during sex.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>ASA disclosure was indirectly associated with sexual orgasm and pain during sex by trauma symptomatology. 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