Research indicates that child sex abuse contributes to emotional and behavioral
dysfunction in adult survivors. However, no one factor within the abuse experience has
been found to independently affect adult functioning, and it is unclear if several factors
acting together influence degree of dysfunction. This study compared the Global
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The purpose of this study is to explore gender differences in adult
perceptions of sexual abuse encounters between an adult male and
children of both genders and of various ages. Subjects were four hundred
and fifty three students from a northwestern university. They were recruited
from a lower-level human development...
School administrators are required by law to report suspected cases
of child abuse. They create serious legal and moral consequences for their
school districts when they fail to report suspicions of child abuse occurring
in the school setting. Studies consistently find that child sexual abuse is
under-reported and that allegations...
The purpose of this dissertation was to increase our understanding of novice counselors as they initially treat adult survivors of childhood sexual abuse (ASCSA).
The researcher used the grounded theory approach, a qualitative method, in order to describe richly and sensitively the first interactions between counselors-in-training and ASCSA. Seven novice...
Within the U.S. there is a growing interest in the case of female adolescents being coerced into the sex industry (Bernstein, 2010; Estes & Weiner, 2001; Soderlund, 2010; Williams and Frederick, 2009). This interest, which emerged due to U.S. involvement in the international trafficking phenomena and grassroots organizing, has resulted...
Feeling so angry that you strike out at a child is a terrible thing, too. But in about one in five families, parents take their frustrations out on their children. Usually these people are reacting to extreme stress in their lives. That’s why it’s often said there are two victims...
Although child maltreatment has been studied for several decades, there
are still substantial gaps of understanding essential areas such as the
consequences of child maltreatment and the variability in the impact of
different types of maltreatment. This study examined whether externalization
and internalization are two valid and distinctive dimensions in...
This investigation identifies one pathway by which domestic violence increases the potential for child abuse in both mothers and fathers of newborns. Longitudinal data from 181 couples with firstborn infants were used to test a mediational model linking domestic violence and the family's risk of child abuse. Analysis of covariance...
The purpose of this study was to compare the delinquent behavior, psychological
health, and emotional wellbeing of maltreated and nonmaltreated adolescents in a
chemical dependency treatment program. Data were collected over a seven year period
from intake interviews and Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI) scores
of 522 adolescent patients at...
Bullying prevents its targets from enjoying a safe, stress-free living, learning, and working environment. For most children, bullying experiences will be merely unpleasant childhood memories. This remains the same in adult's working environment. During the past decade, the concept of workplace abuse has had an increasing resonance within western countries....