Citation

Marshall K, Venta A, Henderson C, Barker M, Sharp C. J. Child Sex. Abus. 2017; 26(8): 910-926.

Affiliation

c Department of Psychology , University of Houston , Houston , Texas , USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2017, Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

DOI

10.1080/10538712.2017.1354349

PMID

28766998

Abstract

Using a sample of female psychiatric inpatient adolescents, the current study aimed to extend this literature to an adolescent sample for the first time by examining if linguistic markers and their subcategories (cognitive process words, pronoun use, and somatosensory detail) in a trauma account are related to trauma symptomology and recovery during inpatient care.

RESULTS indicated that greater use of body words and fewer insight words were related to increased trauma symptoms at admission. In addition, use of fewer cognitive process words at admission predicted greater symptom change at discharge, extending previous research findings to an adolescent sample.

FINDINGS suggest that linguistic analysis may be an important component of adolescent trauma symptom assessment and treatment monitoring.

Language: en

Keywords

Adolescent; clinical issues; measurement issues; sexual abuse; treatment; victim