TY - JOUR
T1 - The Relationship of Personal, Family, and Abuse-Specific Factors to Children's Clinical Presentation Following Childhood Sexual Abuse
AU - Yancey, C. Thresa
AU - Naufel, Karen Z.
AU - Hansen, David J.
PY - 2013/1
Y1 - 2013/1
N2 - Past literature has proposed potential variables (e. g., age, gender, attributional style) that may relate to clinical presentation following childhood sexual abuse (CSA). However, few studies have tested these relationships. The current study examined multiple factors related to clinical presentation following CSA in 101 children and adolescents presenting for treatment at Project SAFE, a parallel group treatment for children/teens and their nonoffending parents. Using clusters developed in a previous study, relationships between proposed variables and pretreatment clinical presentation were examined. Results indicated that attributions about the abuse, parental mental health, and severity of abuse related to the differentiated clinical presentation. These results are important because pinpointing correlates to clinical presentation following CSA helps elucidate differences among those with a history of CSA and gives greater insight into the impact sexual abuse has on children. Knowing these differences may also benefit treatment providers in the development of individual treatment goals during therapy.
AB - Past literature has proposed potential variables (e. g., age, gender, attributional style) that may relate to clinical presentation following childhood sexual abuse (CSA). However, few studies have tested these relationships. The current study examined multiple factors related to clinical presentation following CSA in 101 children and adolescents presenting for treatment at Project SAFE, a parallel group treatment for children/teens and their nonoffending parents. Using clusters developed in a previous study, relationships between proposed variables and pretreatment clinical presentation were examined. Results indicated that attributions about the abuse, parental mental health, and severity of abuse related to the differentiated clinical presentation. These results are important because pinpointing correlates to clinical presentation following CSA helps elucidate differences among those with a history of CSA and gives greater insight into the impact sexual abuse has on children. Knowing these differences may also benefit treatment providers in the development of individual treatment goals during therapy.
KW - Childhood sexual abuse
KW - Clinical presentation
KW - Symptoms
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U2 - 10.1007/s10896-012-9485-6
DO - 10.1007/s10896-012-9485-6
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84871712039
SN - 0885-7482
VL - 28
SP - 31
EP - 42
JO - Journal of Family Violence
JF - Journal of Family Violence
IS - 1
ER -