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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Format: | Electronic/Print Article |
Language: | English |
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1997
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Journal of interpersonal violence
Year: 1997, Volume: 12, Issue: 1, Pages: 3-17 |
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Summary: | 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 |
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ISSN: | 0886-2605 |
DOI: | 10.1177/088626097012001001 |