Abstract:
:This cross-sectional, case control study examines the association between child sexual abuse and interpersonal and intrapersonal outcomes among 54 adolescents, examining specific clinical measures (depression, anxiety, dissociation, and posttraumatic stress disorder, attachment patterns, self-esteem, self-disclosure, and family environment characteristics). The research results point to a correlation between sexual abuse and higher levels of the clinical measures. In addition, a correlation was found between sexual abuse and level of avoidant attachment, self-esteem, and family environment characteristics. Stepwise hierarchical regressions were conducted to examine how adolescent attributes predicted depression, anxiety, and dissociation beyond the prediction based on sexual abuse. A combination of self-esteem, anxiety attachment, and family cohesiveness made sexual abuse insignificant when predicting levels of depression, anxiety, and dissociation. This study contributes to characterizing the emotional, personal, and family attributes of adolescents who experienced sexual abuse. It also raises questions about the clinical outcomes usually associated with sexual abuse.
journal_name
J Child Sex Abusjournal_title
Journal of child sexual abuseauthors
Tocker L,Ben-Amitay G,Horesh-Reinman N,Lask M,Toren Pdoi
10.1080/10538712.2017.1300204subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2017-05-01 00:00:00pages
487-505issue
4eissn
1053-8712issn
1547-0679journal_volume
26pub_type
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