Through the Eyes of a Child: Witnessing Childhood Trauma Is as Impactful as Experiencing Trauma for Polyvictimized Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse

In this retrospective study of 244 adult survivors of child sexual abuse (CSA), their experiences of childhood polyvictimization were analyzed as to their cumulative effect on trauma symptoms, education, and income levels. The data were gathered by anonymously sampling adult survivors of CSA from we...

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Main Author: Wolf, Molly R. (Author)
Contributors: Prabhu, Shraddha
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2021
In: Journal of interpersonal violence
Year: 2021, Volume: 36, Issue: 11/12, Pages: NP5663-NP5677
Online Access: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
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Keywords:
Education
Income
Dissociation
trauma symptoms
Polyvictimization
Child Sexual Abuse

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