Behavior Problems in Sexually Abused Young Children

Friedrich, William N.; Urquiza, Anthony J.; Beilke, Robert L.

doi:10.1093/jpepsy/11.1.47

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“…Mothers, too, were more likely to have been an offender for the self-mutilation group of survivors (10.3% to 2.8%). These results are consistent with previous research by both Friedrich, Urquiza, and Beilke (1986) and Briere and Runtz (1988).…”

Section: Incest Variables: Perpetrators and Severity Variablessupporting

confidence: 94%

“…The same pattern was evident for the non-family perpetrators; 44.4% of self-mutilators compared to 31.8% of non-mutilators endorsed the 6ϩ category. Although penetration is often hypothesized to be more traumatic for the victim (Friedrich et al, 1986;Zweig-Frank, Paris, & Guzder, 1994), the types of sexually abusive acts did not differentiate between the two groups in this study.…”

Section: Incest Variables: Perpetrators and Severity Variablesmentioning

confidence: 56%

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Differentiating incest survivors who self-mutilate

Turell

Armsworth

2000

Child Abuse & Neglect

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Objective: This study was an exploratory analysis of the variables which differentiated incest survivors who self-mutilate from those who do not. Method: A sample of women incest survivors (N ϭ 84) were divided into two groups based on the presence or absence of self-mutilation. Participants included both community and clinical populations. A packet consisting of a demographic questionnaire, Sexual Attitudes Survey, Diagnostic Inventory of Personality and Symptoms, Dissociative Events Scale and the Beck Depression Inventory was completed by each participant. Results: Demographic, incest, and family of origin variables distinguished the self-mutilating women from those who did not. These include ethnicity and educational experiences; duration, frequency, and perpetrator characteristics regarding the incest; and multiple abuses, instability, birth order, and loss of mother in one's family of origin. Psychological and physical health concerns also differentiated between the two groups. Conclusions: Many variables may differentiate between women incest survivors who self-mutilate from those who do not. A rudimentary checklist to describe the lives of incest survivors who self-mutilate resulted from these findings. The importance of the concept of embodiment is also discussed.

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Section: Incest Variables: Perpetrators and Severity Variablessupporting

confidence: 94%

Section: Incest Variables: Perpetrators and Severity Variablesmentioning

confidence: 56%

Differentiating incest survivors who self-mutilate

Turell

Armsworth

2000

Child Abuse & Neglect

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“…As expected, girls reported a greater number of severe abuse characteristics than boys and persisted in showing higher levels of PTSD and depressive symptoms. These findings are consistent with previous work indicating that girls experience more severe types of abuse, such as penetration and having a parent perpetrator (Tong, Oates, & McDowell, 1987) and report more internalizing and PTSD symptoms (Friedrich, 1988;D. Wolfe et al, 1994).…”

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confidence: 92%

Adjustment following sexual abuse discovery: The role of shame and attributional style.

Feiring¹,

Taska²,

Lewis³

2002

Developmental Psychology

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This study examined adjustment following sexual abuse as a function of shame and attributional style. One hundred forty-seven participants (83 children and 64 adolescents) were seen at the time of abuse discovery and again 1 year later. Once adjustment at abuse discovery was accounted for, shame and attribution style explained additional variation in subsequent adjustment, whereas abuse severity did not. A pessimistic attribution style at abuse discovery moderated the relation between severity of abuse and subsequent depressive symptoms and self-esteem. The relations between abuse severity and these outcomes were significant only at high levels of pessimistic attribution style. Of note, patterns of change in shame and attribution predicted which children remained at risk or improved in adjustment. In addition, age and gender differences were found in adjustment over time.The past decade has seen a considerable increase in the number of studies focusing on sexual abuse and its relation to child outcomes. Child sexual abuse (CSA), in both clinical and nonclinical samples, has been consistently associated with a number of adjustment problems, including depression, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and poor self

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“…These and other (e.g., Friedrich et al, 1986) studies indicate that relationship to the perpetrator appears to be an important factor, with a closer relationship usually associated with increased risk of developing problematic sexual behaviors, as well as greater psychopathology in general (Friedrich et al, 1992(Friedrich et al, , 2001Kendall-Tackett et al, 1993;Noll et al, 2003;Trickett et al, 2001). It is important to note that relationship to the perpetrator is confounded with age of onset, duration of abuse, and the use of physical force.…”

Section: Risk Factors For Sexual Behavior Problems In Samples Of Sexumentioning

confidence: 84%

“…While literature on gender differences in the manifestation of behavior problems suggests girls are more likely to experience internalizing problems than are boys (e.g., Cutler & Nolen-Hoeksema, 1991), the findings for sexually abused samples are inconsistent (Friedrich et al, 1986;Kolko et al, 1988;Livings-ton, 1987;Tong et al, 1987). This maybe in part, due to the fact that majority of studies to date have not examined boys and girls in the same study, making comparisons difficult (Feiring et al, 1998).…”

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Understanding child sexual behavior problems: A developmental psychopathology framework

Elkovitch

Latzman

Hansen

et al. 2009

Clinical Psychology Review

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Children exhibiting sexual behavior have increasingly gained the attention of child welfare and mental health systems, as well as the scientific community. While a heterogeneous group, children with sexual behavior problems consistently demonstrate a number of problems related to adjustment and overall development. In order to appropriately intervene with these children, a comprehensive understanding of etiology is imperative. The overarching goal of the present paper is to review the extant research on mechanisms associated with the development of problematic sexual behavior in childhood within a developmental psychopathology framework. What is known about normative and nonnormative sexual behavior in childhood is reviewed, highlighting definitional challenges and age-related developmental differences. Further, the relationship between child sexual abuse and child sexual behavior problems is discussed, drawing attention to factors impacting this relationship. Risk factors for child sexual behavior problems, beyond that of sexual abuse, are also reviewed utilizing a transactional-ecological framework. Finally, we conclude with a discussion of implications of a developmental psychopathology perspective on problematic child sexual behaviors to inform future research and intervention efforts. Such implications include the need for attention to normative childhood sexual behavior, developmental sensitivity, and examinations of ecological domain in concert.

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Behavior Problems in Sexually Abused Young Children

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Differentiating incest survivors who self-mutilate

Differentiating incest survivors who self-mutilate

Adjustment following sexual abuse discovery: The role of shame and attributional style.

Understanding child sexual behavior problems: A developmental psychopathology framework

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