Silenced by Betrayal: The Path from Childhood Trauma to Diminished Sexual Communication in Adulthood

Rosenthal, Marina N.; Freyd, Jennifer J.

doi:10.1080/10926771.2016.1175533

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“…Although few studies exist looking at the relationship between sexual dissociation and trauma, Hansen et al (2012) found that child sexual abuse among a sample of 57 adults with HIV predicted increased rates of dissociation during sexual activity. Similarly, Rosenthal and Freyd (2017) found that childhood betrayal trauma predicted diminished sexual communication, when accounting for trait dissociation in general and dissociation during sex specifically. The authors conclude that these experiences of trauma appear "to initiate a trajectory wherein survivors' trauma symptoms 40 EDI 39,1 inhibit their capacity to communicate clearly with sexual partners" (Rosenthal and Freyd, 2017, p. 14).…”

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“…Sexual dissociative tendencies. Sexual dissociation was measured using the six-item Sexual Dissociation Scale (SDS) (Rosenthal and Freyd, 2017). Each item was rated on a Likert-type scale that ranges from 1 to 5, where 1 corresponds to "Strongly Disagree," 2 corresponds to "Disagree," 3 corresponds to "Neither Agree nor Disagree," 4 corresponds to "Agree" and 5 corresponds to "Strongly Agree."…”

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“…Participants were required to accurately respond to at least four out of the five attention-check items that were placed throughout the survey to ensure response quality (e.g. Rosenthal et al, 2016;Rosenthal and Freyd, 2017). After completing the study, participants received $2 in compensation and were presented with debriefing materials, including contact information for sexual violence resources.…”

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Purpose Although prior research has indicated that posttraumatic stress symptoms may result from sex-based harassment, limited research has targeted a key posttraumatic outcome – dissociation. Dissociation has been linked to experiences of betrayal trauma and institutional betrayal; sex-based harassment is very often a significant betrayal creating a bind for the target. The purpose of this paper is to extend existing research by investigating the relationship between sex-based harassment, general dissociation, sexual dissociation and sexual communication. Design/methodology/approach This exploratory study utilized self-report measures from a sample of male and female Oregon residents using Amazon Mechanical Turk (N=582). Findings Results of regression analyses indicated that harassment statistically predicted higher general dissociation, higher sexual dissociation and less effective sexual communication, even after controlling for prior sexual trauma experiences. Results did not indicate any significant interactions between gender and harassment. Practical implications When considering the effects of sex-based harassment on women and men, clinicians and institutional organizations should consider the role of dissociation as a possible coping mechanism for harassment. Originality/value These correlational findings provide evidence that sex-based harassment is uniquely associated with multiple negative psychological outcomes in men and women.

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“…The particular impact of emotional support on the sexual satisfaction of the survivors, and not their relationship satisfaction, might be explained by a heightened emotional awareness and sexual communication in the couple. It has been found that high betrayal traumas (e.g., abuse by caregiver) are associated with alexithymia (trouble labeling and expressing emotions) and poorer sexual communication with partners (Goldsmith, Freyd, & DePrince, ; Rosenthal & Freyd, ). These traumas instigate emotional disconnection and can bring survivors to chronically suppress their sexual needs.…”

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The risk of Telling: A Dyadic Perspective on Romantic Partners’ Responses to Child Sexual Abuse Disclosure and Their Associations with Sexual and Relationship Satisfaction

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Among 70 community couples who reported childhood sexual abuse (CSA) and disclosure to their partner, this study examined associations between survivors' perception of partner responses to their disclosure, and both partners' sexual and relationship satisfaction. Participants completed self-report questionnaires online. Results of path analyses within an actor-partner interdependence model indicated that survivors' perceived partner responses of emotional support to disclosure were associated with their own and their partners' higher sexual satisfaction. Survivors' perceived responses of being stigmatized/treated differently by the partner were associated with their own and their partners' poorer relationship satisfaction. Findings suggest that survivor-perceived partner responses to the disclosure of CSA can have a positive and a negative impact on the sexual and relationship satisfaction of both partners.

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“…The Trauma Symptom Checklist–40 (TSC-40; Briere & Runtz, 1989; Elliott & Briere, 1992) was originally developed to measure the complexity of the long-term impact of childhood trauma in adulthood and has since been used to assess trauma-related symptoms associated with child and adult traumas and victimization. It remains a popular research tool, with both clinical (e.g., Briere & Runtz, 1989; Cinamon, Muller, & Rosenkranz, 2014; Harris et al, 2016; Murphy, Elklit, Murphy, Hyland, & Shevlin, 2017; Pec, Bob, & Raboch, 2014) and nonclinical samples (e.g., Clemmons, Walsh, DiLillo, & Messman-Moore, 2007; Elliott & Briere, 1992; Fortier et al, 2009; Rosenthal & Freyd, 2017; Schaefer & Nooner, 2017; Smith & Freyd, 2013), highlighting the prevalence of trauma-related symptoms in the general population (Briere & Elliott, 2003; Elliott & Briere, 1992). However, the dimensional structure of the measure as well as its measurement invariance across groups exposed to different trauma types is yet to be established.…”

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The Trauma Symptom Checklist-40 (TSC-40) is commonly used in clinical research to index history of childhood maltreatment and assess complex trauma symptomatology in adults. Yet the dimensional structure of this measure has not been examined. We examined the factor structure of the TSC-40 in a sample of 706 undergraduate students, measurement invariance of the TSC-40 across groups with or without a history of abuse-related and multiple trauma, and the association between the TSC-40 and other trauma indices. A higher order model of complex trauma symptomatology was optimal. The higher order model also demonstrated strong measurement invariance across participants with or without abuse-related and multiple trauma histories. The current findings support the dimensional structure of the TSC-40, as well as extending and revising its subscale composition. This study provided support for using the TSC-40 to measure trauma symptoms across groups exposed to different and multiple types of trauma and provided further evidence for the construct of complex trauma symptomatology.

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Silenced by Betrayal: The Path from Childhood Trauma to Diminished Sexual Communication in Adulthood

Cited by 11 publications

References 24 publications

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The risk of Telling: A Dyadic Perspective on Romantic Partners’ Responses to Child Sexual Abuse Disclosure and Their Associations with Sexual and Relationship Satisfaction

Construct Validation of the Trauma Symptom Checklist–40 Total and Subscale Scores

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