Longitudinal Study of the Psychological Effects of Sexual Abuse in African American Girls in Foster Care and Those Who Remain Home

Longitudinally examined the effects of foster care placement versus remaining at home upon the psychological function of 64 African American, sexually abused girls 5-16 years old. Both groups showed declines in affective distress and depression. Overall, there were no significant differences in the...

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Published inJournal of child sexual abuse Vol. 4; no. 4; p. 27
Main Authors Leifer, Myra, Shapiro, Jeremy P
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Binghamton Taylor & Francis Ltd 01.01.1995
Subjects
Affective Behavior
Anxiety
Behavior Problems
Black people
Blacks
Child Abuse
Child abuse & neglect
Child Molesters
Child psychology
Child Welfare
Children
Coping
Depression (Psychology)
Family Environment
Family Life
Family Problems
Family Relationship
Females
Foster Care
Girls
Longitudinal Studies
Psychological Patterns
Sex crimes
Sex Offenders
Sexual Abuse
Stress Variables
Well Being
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Summary:Longitudinally examined the effects of foster care placement versus remaining at home upon the psychological function of 64 African American, sexually abused girls 5-16 years old. Both groups showed declines in affective distress and depression. Overall, there were no significant differences in the psychological function of the girls who remained at home and those who were placed in foster care. (KW)
ISSN:1053-8712
1547-0679
DOI:10.1300/J070v04n04_02