Childhood Sexual Abuse and Dating Experiences of Undergraduate Women

Child sexual abuse is a prevalent social problem with a variety of negative consequences for adult survivors. Whereas most studies have focused on intrapersonal effects including depressive symptomatology and post-traumatic stress disorder, recent work has begun to call attention to interpersonal re...

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Published inChild maltreatment Vol. 5; no. 1; pp. 39 - 48
Main Authors Banyard, Victoria L., Arnold, Shanyn, Smith, Jennifer
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States Sage Publications, Inc 01.02.2000
SAGE PUBLICATIONS, INC
Subjects
Adolescent
Adult
Adults
Battered Women - psychology
Child
Child Abuse
Child abuse & neglect
Child Abuse, Sexual - psychology
Child sexual abuse
Dating
Domestic violence
Educational Status
Experiences
Female
Humans
Interpersonal Relations
Learning Theories
Personal relationships
Prevalence
Psychology
Sex crimes
Sexual Abuse
Sexual Behavior
Surveys and Questionnaires
Survivors
Undergraduate students
USA
Women
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Summary:Child sexual abuse is a prevalent social problem with a variety of negative consequences for adult survivors. Whereas most studies have focused on intrapersonal effects including depressive symptomatology and post-traumatic stress disorder, recent work has begun to call attention to interpersonal results as well. The current study examined the relationship between the experience of childhood sexual abuse and being a victim of psychological aggression, physical violence, or sexual coercion in a dating relationship in the past year. Participants were 219 female college undergraduates. Child sexual abuse was significantly related to having experienced both physical and psychological dating aggression even after controlling for the presence of conflict in the family of origin. Child sexual abuse was not significantly related to sexual coercion or reports of silencing oneself in relationships.
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ISSN:1077-5595
1552-6119
DOI:10.1177/1077559500005001005