Relationship to Perpetrator and Posttraumatic Symptomatology Among Sexual Abuse Survivors |
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Authors: | Barbara A. Lucenko Steven N. Gold Melissa A. Cott |
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Affiliation: | (1) Center for Psychological Studies, Nova Southeastern University, 3301 College Avenue, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, 33314 |
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Abstract: | This study investigated the association of several dimensions of relationship to perpetrator of childhood sexual abuse to posttraumatic symptomatology in adulthood. A structured clinical interview, the Impact of Event Scale, and the TSC-40 were administered to 67 women survivors seeking psychotherapy. The t-tests for significant differences indicated that subjects whose perpetrators were not caretakers experienced higher levels of posttraumatic symptomatology (PTS) in adulthood than those abused by caretakers. No significant differences were found in traumatic symptomatology between those whose perpetrators were family members and those whose perpetrators were not or between those abused by someone in the home and those abused by someone outside the household. Implications for future research and clinical practice are explored. |
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Keywords: | child abuse sexual abuse perpetrator IES TSC-40 |
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