TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1991//
TI  - Intrafamilial sexual abuse: family-of-origin and family-of-procreation characteristics of female adult victims
JO  - Journal of psychology, The
A1  - Carson, David K.
A1  - Gertz, Linda M.
A1  - Donaldson, M. A.
A1  - Wonderlich, S. A.
SP  - 579
EP  - 597
VL  - 125
IS  - 5
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 0022-3980
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -