Citation

Elliott DJ, Tarnowski KJ. Child Psychiatry Hum. Dev. 1990; 21(1): 37-48.

Affiliation

Ohio State University.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1990, Holtzbrinck Springer Nature Publishing Group)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

2397653

Abstract

Allen and Tarnowski (1988) identified a pattern of depressive characteristics that distinguished physically abused from nonabused children. The present study attempted to extend the generality of these findings to sexually abused children. Sexually abused and nonabused children were compared on measures of depression, hopelessness, and self-esteem. Results indicated that while sexually abused children self-reported more depressive symptoms in comparison to nonabused controls, that these differences were not statistically significant and failed to replicate the findings noted for physically abused children.

Language: en