@article{ref1,
title="Intrafamilial sexual abuse: family-of-origin and family-of-procreation characteristics of female adult victims",
journal="Journal of psychology, The",
year="1991",
author="Carson, David K. and Gertz, Linda M. and Donaldson, M. A. and Wonderlich, S. A.",
volume="125",
number="5",
pages="579-597",
abstract="We examined connections between incest victims' family-of-origin and family-of-procreation characteristics in a sample of 40 American women who were in treatment for childhood or adolescent experiences of victimization. Retrospective data on their families-of-origin were collected along with their perceptions of current relationships with family members in the three-generational system. Results showed a close association between family-of-origin and family-of-procreation characteristics, especially in the areas of intergenerational intimacy, intergenerational fusion/individuation, and personal authority. A number of significant correlations were also found between subjects' past and present relationships with family-of-origin members and the dimensions of moral and religious orientation, achievement, and intellectual and cultural orientation, conflict, and control in their family-of-procreation. Some aspects of individual adjustment, including alienation, emotional discomfort, and defensiveness, were strongly related to various family-of-origin and family-of-procreation characteristics.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0022-3980",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}