Attribution of Blame in Incest Among Mental Health Professionals

Doughty, D. L.; Schneider, H. G.

doi:10.2466/pr0.1987.60.3c.1159

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“…This finding is consistent with the results obtained in previous studies which suggest that, when compared to women, men: (a) are more accepting of sexual abuse myths (Ashton, 1982;Blumberg & Lester, 1991;Dye & Roth, 1990;Field, 1978aField, , 1978bReilly, Lott, Caldwell, & DeLuca, 1992;Spanos, Dubreuil, & Gwynn, 1991-1992Ward, 1988;White & Kurpius, 1999;Xenos & Smith, 2001); (b) are more likely to attribute blame to an incest victim (Doughty & Schneider, 1987;Green, 1987;Jackson & Ferguson, 1983;Morris, 1989); and (c) are less likely to believe children's allegations of sexual abuse (Bottoms & Goodman, 1989;O'Donohue & Elliot, 1992).…”

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confidence: 94%

“…In Doughty and Schneider's (1987) study of incest blame among trainee and registered psychologists, attributions of blame were found to decrease as a function of education, with blame scores for men being significantly higher than those for women. In a similar vein, Everson, Boat, Bourg, and Roberston (1996) found that mental-health professionals were significantly less skeptical about children's allegations of child sexual abuse than were judges and law enforcement officials, while Herman and Hirschman (1981) noted gender differences in the way counselors perceive incest; with male counselors tending to be more judgmental of incest victims than were female counselors.…”

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Child Sexual Abuse Myth Acceptance Among Aspirant, Trainee, and Registered Psychologists in Durban, South Africa

Collings¹

2003

soc behav pers

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This study examined the effect of gender and professional training on child sexual abuse myth acceptance among aspirant, trainee, and registered psychologists in Durban, South Africa. Using a 2 (gender: male, female) x 3 (training: aspirant psychologists, psychologists in training, practicing psychologists) design, 90 participants completed the 15-item Child Sexual Abuse (CSA) Myth Scale. AMANOVA revealed a significant main effect for gender, with males scoring significantly higher than females did on all three subscales of the CSA Myth Scale. Myth acceptance scores were, however, unrelated to the extent of professional training, with the notable exception of scores on the Denial of Abusiveness subscale, where aspirant psychologists scored significantly higher than psychologists in training. These findings are discussed in terms of their implications for practice and for social policy. ) that a counselor's beliefs and attitudes have considerable consequence for the quality, the psychological climate, and the effectiveness of a therapeutic relationship. In particular, Conner has argued that a counselor's beliefs and attitudes comprise the core conditions of genuineness, warmth, and empathy that are necessary for effective helping relations. With specific reference to child sexual abuse, Draucker (1992) has pointed to the need for counselors to critically examine their beliefs and attitudes to ensure

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Child Sexual Abuse Myth Acceptance Among Aspirant, Trainee, and Registered Psychologists in Durban, South Africa

Collings¹

2003

soc behav pers

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“…Caution should be used in interpreting the results gained by use of the new mother-blaming items, which were drawn from clinical descriptions published over a decade ago (Forward & Buck, 1978;Justice & Justice, 1979;McIntyre, 1981;Peters, 1976), before the influence of current feminists. Doughty and Schneider (1987) also reported more situational blame by men than women. These scores for both genders, however, were primarily in the "disagree" range of the situational blame scale.…”

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confidence: 98%

“…Adams (1985), Doughty and Schneider (1987), and Jackson and Ferguson (1983) all reported that men blamed the victim more than women. However, in the prior research and present study, the mean scores for participants of both sexes generally were in the "disagree" end of the victim-blaming items.…”

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“…However, attribution of blame to mothers has not been tested empirically with the JIBS until the present study's addition of the motherblaming factor. Previous researchers using the JIBS had asked subjects to attribute blame in hypothetical statements (Doughty & Schneider, 1987;Heath, Donnan, & Halpin, 1990;Jackson & Ferguson, 1983;Jackson & Sandberg, 1985). Collings and Payne (1991) used vignettes in studying responses to incest victims' varying age and "resistance" only.…”

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Attributions of responsibility in father-daughter incest in relation to gender, socio-economic status, ethnicity, and experiential differences in participants

Staley

Lapidus

1997

J. Clin. Psychol.

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One hundred and fifty-seven state college undergraduates (84 females and 73 males) answered the Jackson Incest Blame Scale [JIBS] modified to include mother-blaming after reading one of four vignettes about father-daughter incest in high or low SES White or Black families. Responses about incest prevalence (created for this study) in families with different ethnic and SES backgrounds varied with gender and SES of participants. Gender differences include blame of offender, situation, victim, and mother on the modified JIBS. Parents blamed the offender more than non-parents. Participants who knew an incest survivor disagreed significantly more with victim-blaming statements than those who did not know a survivor of incest.

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Attribution of causal and moral responsibility to victims of father-daughter incest: An exploratory examination of five factors

Collings¹,

Payne²

1991

Child Abuse & Neglect

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Attribution of Blame in Incest Among Mental Health Professionals

Cited by 20 publications

References 13 publications

Child Sexual Abuse Myth Acceptance Among Aspirant, Trainee, and Registered Psychologists in Durban, South Africa

Child Sexual Abuse Myth Acceptance Among Aspirant, Trainee, and Registered Psychologists in Durban, South Africa

Attributions of responsibility in father-daughter incest in relation to gender, socio-economic status, ethnicity, and experiential differences in participants

Attribution of causal and moral responsibility to victims of father-daughter incest: An exploratory examination of five factors

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