Association between self -
reported childhood sexual abuse and adverse psychosocial outcomes: Results from a twin study
Severity of
reported childhood sexual abuse and its relationship to severity of borderline psychopathology and psychosocial impairment among borderline inpatients
A study from 2005, for example, found 52 percent of female undergraduates who
reported childhood sexual abuse said they experienced this paralysis.
Not exact matches
Self -
report studies show that 20 % of adult females and 5 - 10 % of adult males recall a
childhood sexual assault or
sexual abuse incident.
When one friend of mine
reported his
childhood abuse to police, he was referred to an Independent
Sexual Violence Advisor (ISVA), whose job it was to support him through the investigation and trial.
Specifically, Guendelman and her team looked into how many of the women with ADHD in the BGALS sample had
reported incidents of physical
abuse,
sexual abuse or neglect during
childhood or adolescence.
68 percent
reported childhood emotional
abuse, 38.5 percent
childhood physical
abuse and 7.3 percent
childhood sexual abuse;
46 percent of men physically
abused in
childhood reported sexual victimization in the past year, compared with 29 percent without histories of physical
abuse;
Survivors of
childhood sexual abuse commonly
report lingering feelings of being contaminated.
Throughout this case, and similar
childhood sexual abuse cases across the country, the Jehovah's Witnesses have refused to produce documents related to their internal handling of
reports of
sexual abuse and related investigations and disciplinary actions claiming that the information is protected by the clergy - penitent privilege and the First Amendment to the United States Constitution.
Brief Notes presents short
reports of ongoing research into such areas as child hostages, the child
sexual abuse accommodation syndrome, violence in teen dating relationships, sexually
abused adolescent females living in a group home setting, and
childhood sexual abuse among clinicians working with sex offenders
Prevalence of
Childhood Sexual Abuse Among Incarcerated Males in County Jail Ross, Taylor, Williams, Carvajal, & Peters Child Abuse & Neglect: The International Journal, 30 (1), 2006 View Abstract Reports on the prevalence of sexual abuse among men in prison in the State of
Sexual Abuse Among Incarcerated Males in County Jail Ross, Taylor, Williams, Carvajal, & Peters Child Abuse & Neglect: The International Journal, 30 (1), 2006 View Abstract Reports on the prevalence of sexual abuse among men in prison in the State of T
Abuse Among Incarcerated Males in County Jail Ross, Taylor, Williams, Carvajal, & Peters Child
Abuse & Neglect: The International Journal, 30 (1), 2006 View Abstract Reports on the prevalence of sexual abuse among men in prison in the State of T
Abuse & Neglect: The International Journal, 30 (1), 2006 View Abstract
Reports on the prevalence of
sexual abuse among men in prison in the State of
sexual abuse among men in prison in the State of T
abuse among men in prison in the State of Texas.
Main Outcome Measure Self -
reported suicide attempts, compared by number of adverse
childhood experiences, including emotional, physical, and
sexual abuse; household substance
abuse, mental illness, and incarceration; and parental domestic violence, separation, or divorce.
As previously described, 46 the measure of
childhood maltreatment includes (1) maternal rejection assessed at age 3 years by observational ratings of mothers» interaction with the study children, (2) harsh discipline assessed at ages 7 and 9 years by parental
report of disciplinary behaviors, (3) 2 or more changes in the child's primary caregiver, and (4) physical
abuse and (5)
sexual abuse reported by study members once they reached adulthood.
Elevated rates of academic and conduct problems, substance
abuse, 9,10 previous forced
sexual contact, 11 and a greater number of
sexual partners12 have been
reported among teenage fathers, which may be symptoms of
childhood exposure to
abuse and domestic violence.9, 10 However, because the prevalence of exposure to
childhood abuse among teenage fathers has not been previously investigated, no conclusions about the potential relevance of
childhood abuse to teen paternity can be drawn.
We used these measures to estimate the prevalence of self -
reported supervision neglect, physical neglect, physical assault, and contact
sexual abuse during
childhood.
In addition, convicted
sexual offenders and child abusers were more likely to
report experiencing
sexual abuse in
childhood than other offender types.
Women most frequently
report instances of rape,
sexual molestation, physical attack, being threatened with a weapon and
childhood physical
abuse.
In one sample of South African rural youth, the prevalence of physical and
sexual abuse was shown to be very high with 94.4 % of men exposed to physical
abuse and 39.1 % of women to
sexual abuse.46 More than a quarter of the adults who were interviewed endorsed exposure to
childhood adversity (parental death, parental separation or parental divorce) in the SASH study.47 Significantly more women were prone to be victims of domestic violence than men.47 Women also
reported twice as many suicidal attempts as the male participants in the SASH study.9
Because data regarding the timing of
childhood physical and
sexual abuse were not obtained from the retrospective data, some retrospectively
reported cases of
abuse could not be included in the mediational analyses.
Sixty - five percent of victims of
childhood physical and / or
sexual abuse reported having been
abused 1 to 6 times.
Among people aged 15 and older who identified as gay, lesbian, or bisexual, 48 %
reported having experienced
childhood physical and / or
sexual abuse.3
Forty percent of Aboriginal people
reported having experienced
childhood physical and / or
sexual abuse.3
A randomized control trial examined the effects of the Second Step Child Protection Unit's family videos * on parents» knowledge, motivation, and self -
reported communication with their child about personal safety and
childhood sexual abuse (CSA) prevention.
1Briere, J., Eliot, D.M. Prevalence and Psychological Sequence of Self -
Reported Childhood Physical and
Sexual Abuse in General Population: Child
Abuse and Neglect, 2003, 27 10).)
Prevalence and symptomatic sequelae of self -
reported childhood physical and
sexual abuse in a general population sample of men and women.
Compared with healthy controls, the hippocampal volume in PTSD patients (Bremner et al., 1995), adults
reporting childhood physical and
sexual abuse (Bremner, Randall et al., 1997), and a patient with DID (Tsai, Condie, Wu, & Chang, 1999) were decreased.
Magnetic resonance imaging - based measurement of hippocampal volume in posttraumatic stress disorder related to
childhood physical and
sexual abuse — a preliminary
report.
B. Rind, P. Tromovitch, and R. Bauserman (1998)
reported a meta - analysis of the relation between
sexual abuse in
childhood and adolescence and psychological functioning among college students.
Magnetic resonance imaging - based measurement of hippocampal volume in posttraumatic stress disorder related to
childhood physical and
sexual abuse — A preliminary
report
Several studies have
reported that early trauma, and especially
childhood sexual abuse, specifically increases the risk of later hallucinations in both schizophrenia and bipolar patients.69 — 73 On the other hand, insecure attachment appears to be specifically associated with paranoia and not hallucinations.45, 46 Evidence that discrimination or victimization plays a specific role in the development of paranoid beliefs has emerged from a population survey in the United States and Mexico, 39 from a prospective population - based study in Holland, 32 and from patients» retrospective
reports of their experiences of intrusive74, 75 and threatening76 life events (as noted above, this effect may contribute to the elevated rates of psychosis in immigrant populations).