The role of adult expectations on the recovery of sexually abused children

Kouyoumdjian, Haig; Perry, Andrea; Hansen, David J.

doi:10.1016/j.avb.2004.07.002

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“…Finally, laypersons' perceptions of abuse in general are likely to influence their response to individual instances of abuse. The ways in which people such as teachers, peers, and family members react to a child's disclosure of abuse can play a significant role in the child's interactions with support providers and subsequent adjustment (e.g., Kouyoumdjian, Perry, & Hansen, 2005;Nagel, Putnam, Noll, & Trickett, 1997).…”

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Child abuse in the eyes of the beholder: Lay perceptions of child sexual and physical abuse

Bornstein¹,

Kaplan²,

Perry³

2007

Child Abuse & Neglect

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Objective: The purpose was to explore the effects of victim and perpetrator gender, type of abuse, and victim-perpetrator relationship on university students' and non-students' perceptions of different kinds of child abuse. Method: One hundred and ninety-nine participants (including university students and non-student adults) evaluated each of 24 vignettes (within-subjects design) describing an abusive interaction between a child and an adult. The following four variables were manipulated: the victim's gender, the perpetrator's gender, the type of abuse (physical, relatively mild sexual, or relatively severe sexual), and the perpetrator's relationship to the victim (parent or babysitter). Participants rated each vignette on a number of dimensions: degree of trauma and severity, likelihood of general occurrence and reoccurrence, victim believability, and "repressibility" of the event.Results: Significant interactions emerged on each dimension. For example, sexual abuse (whether mild or severe) was rated as being more traumatic and severe if perpetrated by a parent, but relationship type did not affect perceptions of physical abuse. In addition, significant perpetrator gender by victim gender interactions indicated that homosexual abuse was perceived as more traumatic and repressible than heterosexual abuse, but as less likely to occur; and male participants tended to be more affected by the gender of the perpetrator and abuse type than female participants. Conclusion:The results suggest that people have stereotypes about the circumstances and consequences of child abuse. These stereotypes are often, though not always, consistent with existing empirical findings.

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Child abuse in the eyes of the beholder: Lay perceptions of child sexual and physical abuse

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Kaplan²,

Perry³

2007

Child Abuse & Neglect

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“…We believe that using compassionate accountability instills hope in the youth; they are a capable person (Kouyoumdjian, Perry & Hansen, 2005). If a shame based hierarchical model of holding one accountable results in the traumatized youth feeling incapable, so, too, does building the empathic bridge but have the youth fail to attempt to complete the task or comply with the instruction and receive a consequence for his/her non-compliance.…”

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Compassionate Accountability in Residential Care: A Trauma Informed Model

Cimmarusti

Gamero

2009

Residential Treatment For Children & Youth

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“…Children who described their mothers as more supportive were found to display less psychological distress following the abuse (Rakow et al 2011). Several studies have documented the positive impact of parental relationship on outcomes, without distinguishing between the maternal and paternal role (Elliott and Carnes 2001;Kouyoumdjian et al 2005). In contrast, very few studies have specifically explored the possible influence of the father-child relationship in cases of CSA, when the father is not the perpetrator.…”

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Security in Father-child Relationship and Behavior Problems in Sexually Abused Children

Parent-Boursier

Hébert

2014

J Fam Viol

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While the influence of mother-child relationships on children's recovery following sexual abuse has been documented, less is known about the possible contribution of father-child relationships on outcomes. The present study explored the contribution of children's perception of security in their relationship to the father on internalizing and externalizing behavior problems, while controlling for sociodemographic variables and variables associated with the mother-child relationship. Participants were 142 children who disclosed sexual abuse involving a perpetrator other than the biological father. Regression analyses indicated that children's perception of security to fathers contributed to the prediction of parental reports of children's behavior problems, even after controlling for maternal psychological distress and perception of security to mothers. KeywordsChild sexual abuse; perception of security to fathers; perception of security to mothers; psychological distress Child sexual abuse (CSA) is a widespread social problem that affects children and adolescents, both boys and girls. Prevalence of CSA occurring in childhood (i.e. before the age of 18) is established at 18% for women and 8% for men (Stoltenborgh et al. 2011). Among all substantiated reports of child abuse in the US, 9% involve CSA, meaning that more than 63 000 children per year are reported to public services for sexual abuse (US Department of Health and Human Services, 2010). Numerous studies have shown that child victims of sexual abuse are more likely to demonstrate negative emotional, psychological, and social outcomes compared with non-abused children (Guelzow et al. 2002; Hébert et al. 2006a, b;Swanston et al. 2003;Walrath et al. 2003). However, outcomes following the disclosure of CSA have been described as quite diverse (Hébert et al. 2006a, b;Paolucci et al. 2001) and empirical reports have identified factors associated with variability of outcomes. Some studies revealed that abuse-related characteristics such as the duration (chronic) and severity of acts (penetration), the perpetrator's identity (intra-familial perpetrator) as well as the use of coercion have been related to more detrimental outcomes (Hulme and Agrawal 2004;Merrill et al. 2001). However, other studies have failed to identify a link between abuse-related variables and children's symptoms (Bal et al. 2004 CIHR Author ManuscriptCIHR Author Manuscript CIHR Author Manuscript Bennett et al. 2000; Romano and De Luca 2001), highlighting the need to consider other variables that may contribute to outcomes in child victims of CSA.Authors argue that familial factors, such as quality of attachment to parents, parental capacity to support the child following disclosure, and family characteristics (e.g., cohesion and conflict), can influence a child's capacity to cope with sexual abuse. On this matter, a study by Ray and Jackson (1997) found that adult survivors of CSA were better able to cope with the situation when the family environment was evaluated as being cohesive....

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The role of adult expectations on the recovery of sexually abused children

Cited by 17 publications

References 40 publications

Child abuse in the eyes of the beholder: Lay perceptions of child sexual and physical abuse

Child abuse in the eyes of the beholder: Lay perceptions of child sexual and physical abuse

Compassionate Accountability in Residential Care: A Trauma Informed Model

Security in Father-child Relationship and Behavior Problems in Sexually Abused Children

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