Citation

Reidy TJ, Hochstadt NJ. Child Abuse Negl. 1993; 17(3): 371-381.

Affiliation

La Rabida Children's Hospital and Research Center, Department of Pediatrics, Pritzker School of Medicine, University of Chicago, IL.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1993, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

8330224

Abstract

This study examined the attribution of blame by mental health professionals in father/daughter incest cases with respect to the influence of professional affiliation, gender, experience in treating victims and perpetrators, and years of clinical experience. A sample of 101 licensed psychologists, psychiatrists, social workers, and counselors completed a demographic questionnaire, the Jackson Incest Blame Scale, and questionnaire assigning blame for father-daughter incest. A factor analysis of the Jackson Incest Blame Scale yielded six factors rather than the four reported in previous research supporting the hypothesis that attribution of blame is a more complex phenomenon than previously thought. The majority of blame was assigned to the father-perpetrator with mothers and societal factors receiving a small percentage, and daughter victims none of the blame. Clinician experience in treating incest victims, gender of respondent, and professional affiliation differentiated attitudes towards family, situational, and societal blame.

Language: en