Citation

Rojas A, Kinder BN. J. Sex Marital Ther. 2007; 33(3): 193-201.

Affiliation

University of South Florida, Tampa, FL 33620, USA. arojas3@mail.usf.edu

Copyright

(Copyright © 2007, Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

DOI

10.1080/00926230701267795

PMID

17454517

Abstract

Few studies have sought to examine empirically the immediate effects of participation in sexual abuse research. The present study investigated the effects of childhood sexual abuse on measures of personality and psychological functioning in 250 males and females. The null hypothesis was that sexually abused and nonabused groups would show no significant differences between pre-and post-testing on measures of state anxiety, state depression, and state anger. No significant differences between pre-and post-testing were observed between nonabused, abused, and severely abused participants. In addition, there were no gender differences among the groups. Findings from this study support those of Savell, Kinder, and Young (2006) and have significant implications for Institutional Review Boards (IRB) as they suggest that participation in childhood sexual abuse or sexuality research does not place sexually abused individuals at greater than minimal risk for immediate increases in anxiety, depression, or anger.

Language: en