Citation

Abdulrehman RY, De Luca RV. J. Fam. Violence 2001; 16(2): 193-203.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2001, Holtzbrinck Springer Nature Publishing Group)

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Abstract

Research indicates that childhood sexual abuse creates many long-term psychological difficulties, which may impair social behavior. These problems include anxiety, fear, depression, self-hatred, alienation, and suicidal tendencies. It was hypothesized that childhood sexual abuse would produce impaired social behavior in adults sexually abused as children. Two hundred and twenty-two male and female introductory psychology students from the University of Manitoba completed the Rand Corporation's Social Health Battery (1978), Linn's Social Dysfunction Rating Scale (1969), and a shortened version of Finkelhor's Sexual Victimization Survey (1979). Participants who experienced childhood sexual abuse exhibited impaired social behavior, which included fewer friends and social contacts, and more social adjustment problems. The importance of early intervention for children who experienced sexual abuse was discussed. (Abstract Adapted from Source: Journal of Family Violence, 2001. Copyright © 2001 by Springer)

Childhood Victimization
Long-Term Effects
Child Abuse Effects
Child Abuse Victim
Child Sexual Abuse Effects
Child Sexual Abuse Victim
Sexual Assault Effects
Sexual Assault Victim
Child Victim
Victim Adjustment
Adult Survivor
Adult Adjustment
Psychological Victimization Effects
Adult Anxiety
Adult Fear
Adult Depression
Alienation
Self-Hatred
Fear Causes
Depression Causes
Victim Depression
Emotional Adjustment
Social Behavior
Adult Behavior
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