TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1986//
TI  - Enhancement of self-esteem among female adolescent incest victims: a controlled comparison
JO  - Adolescence
A1  - Verleur, D.
A1  - Hughes, Richard E.
A1  - de Rios, M. D.
SP  - 843
EP  - 854
VL  - 21
IS  - 84
N2  - A therapeutic intervention consisting of homogeneous group therapy and sexual education with same-sex therapist/clients was instituted with 15 female incest victims, compared to a matched control group; all the subjects had experienced intrafamilial incest and were court-placed in a Southern California resident facility. A series of behavioral markers and changes in self-esteem are reported by use of pre- and posttests of the Coopersmith Self-Esteem Inventory, behavioral observations by resident professionals, and checklists/daily behavior logs. The latter were evaluated for signs of further victimization of both groups. Findings show that female incest victims in the experimental group showed a significant increase in positive self-esteem as measured by the inventory, and developed a significantly increased knowledge of human sexuality, birth control, and venereal disease when compared to the control group.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0001-8449
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -