Graduate Research Papers
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Open Access Graduate Research Paper
Keywords
Adult child sexual abuse victims;
Abstract
Research over the past decade indicates that a wide range of psychological and interpersonal problems are more prevalent among those who have been sexually abused than among individuals with no such experiences. This paper summarizes what is currently known about these potential impacts of child sexual abuse. The various problems and symptoms described in the literature on child sexual abuse are reviewed in a series of broad categories including post-traumatic stress, emotional pain, avoidance, an impaired self, and interpersonal difficulties. Research has determined that the extent to which a given individual manifests abuse-related distress is a function of an undetermined number of abuse-specific variables, as well as individual and environmental factors that existed prior to, or occurred subsequent to, the incidents of sexual abuse.
Year of Submission
1998
Degree Name
Master of Arts in Education
Department
Department of Educational Psychology and Foundations
First Advisor
Suzanne Freedman
Date Original
1998
Object Description
1 PDF file (iii, 37 pages)
Copyright
©1998 Joyce Skinner
Language
en
File Format
application/pdf
Recommended Citation
Skinner, Joyce, "Childhood Sexual Abuse: Long Versus Short Term Effects" (1998). Graduate Research Papers. 1537.
https://scholarworks.uni.edu/grp/1537
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Child Psychology Commons, Education Commons, Marriage and Family Therapy and Counseling Commons
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