Family environment and childhood sexual victimization - A test of the buffering hypothesis

The potential of family cohesion and organization to act as buffers against the long-term, negative impact of childhood sexual abuse was examined. College women (N = 266), including 141 who had experienced childhood sexual abuse, completed self-report measures of current depressive symptomatology, s...

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VerfasserInnen: Ray, K. C. (Verfasst von) ; Jackson, J. L. (Verfasst von)
Medienart: Druck Aufsatz
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: 1997
In: Journal of interpersonal violence
Jahr: 1997, Band: 12, Heft: 1, Seiten: 3-17
Verfügbarkeit prüfen: HBZ Gateway
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Sexueller Kindesmissbrauch
Familiäre Risikofaktoren
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Zusammenfassung:The potential of family cohesion and organization to act as buffers against the long-term, negative impact of childhood sexual abuse was examined. College women (N = 266), including 141 who had experienced childhood sexual abuse, completed self-report measures of current depressive symptomatology, self-esteem, and social adjustment. Family cohesion and organization were measured by the Family Environment Scale. Although no evidence for a buffering effect was indicated, multiple regression analyses revealed that both family characteristics were significantly related to participants' current social and psychological adjustment
ISSN:0886-2605