TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2012//
TI  - Health outcomes by closeness of sexual abuse perpetrator: a test of betrayal trauma theory
JO  - Journal of aggression, maltreatment and trauma
A1  - Edwards, Valerie J.
A1  - Freyd, Jennifer J.
A1  - Dube, Shanta R.
A1  - Anda, Robert F.
A1  - Felitti, Vincent J.
SP  - 133
EP  - 148
VL  - 21
IS  - 2
N2  - Betrayal trauma theory (Freyd, 1996) postulates childhood abuse perpetrated by a caregiver or someone close to the victim results in worse mental health than abuse perpetrated by a noncaregiver. Using the Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) data, we tested whether adults with high betrayal (HB) abuse would report poorer functional and mental health than low betrayal (LB) abuse victims. Among those participants reporting childhood sexual abuse, 32% experienced HB abuse. HB victims had a higher average ACE score than LB victims (2.72 vs. 1.87, p <.001), had significantly lower functional health scores on 4 of the 7 SF-36 Health Survey scales (all p <.04), and reported higher depression, anxiety, suicidality, panic, and anger (all p <.05). <br><br>KEYWORDS: Juvenile justice; Juvenile delinquency<p />
LA  - en
SN  - 1092-6771
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10926771.2012.648100
ID  - ref1
ER  -