Citation

Friedrich WN, Schafer LC. J. Pediatr. Psychol. 1995; 20(5): 661-670.

Affiliation

Section of Psychology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota 55905, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1995, Oxford University Press)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

7500237

Abstract

Contrasted a nonabused sample of 3 to 12-year-old children (n = 847) with a sexually abused sample (n = 252) with regards to somatic symptoms assessed via parent report, including the Child Behavior Checklist. Using ANCOVA, and controlling for family income, maternal education, age, and sex, the girls 3-6 years old who were abused and the boys 7-12 years old who were abused were reported to have the greatest number of somatic symptoms. Force and number of perpetrators were abuse-specific variables directly related to the number of somatic symptoms. Results suggest that for some children sexual abuse is related to an increased report of subjective somatic complaints.

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