Willingness to Self-Disclose among Late Adolescent Female Survivors of Childhood Sexual Abuse |
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| Authors: | Nereo Nancy E Farber Barry A Hinton Veronica J |
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| Institution: | (1) Outpatient Psychiatry Department, Children's Hospital and Health Center, San Diego, California;(2) Clinical Training, Clinical Psychology Program, Teachers College, Columbia University, USA;(3) Gertrude H. Sergievsky Center, Department of Neurology, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, USA |
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| Abstract: | The primary aim of this study was to compare the willingness of sexually abused (n = 22) and non–sexually abused (n = 36) late adolescent women to self-disclose both general and sexual information to strangers and intimate partners. Results, based on a sample of college women, indicate that those who were sexually abused in childhood are less likely than nonabused counterparts to be highly disclosing of sexual and general information to intimate partners. Avoiding extensive disclosure of personal information to intimate partners may serve to keep survivors of abuse at a relatively safe distance from their own dysphoric feelings and suggests that mistrust of others is an ongoing issue for this population. |
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| Keywords: | self-disclosure childhood sexual abuse |
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