TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2006//
TI  - Factors linked to outcomes in sexually abused girls: a regression tree analysis
JO  - Comprehensive psychiatry
A1  - Hebert, Meg
A1  - Collin-Vézina, Delphine
A1  - Daigneault, Isabelle
A1  - Parent, Nathalie
A1  - Tremblay, Caroline
SP  - 443
EP  - 455
VL  - 47
IS  - 6
N2  - Children who report sexual abuse (SA) have been found to display a range of internalizing and externalizing behavior problems. In the present study, a tree-based analysis was used to derive models predicting the variability of internalizing and externalizing behavior problems as well as dissociation symptoms in SA girls. Participants were 150 girls aged 4 to 12 years referred to a specialized pediatric clinic after disclosure of SA. The potential predictors taken into account included sociodemographic and abuse-related variables as well as maternal and family characteristics. The models obtained point to prior abuse as a salient variable in predicting outcomes of SA girls. Implications for the treatment for children disclosing SA are discussed.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0010-440X
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.comppsych.2006.02.008
ID  - ref1
ER  -