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Variants of intrafamilial sexual abuse experience: Implications for short- and long-termdevelopment

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 January 2002

PENELOPE K. TRICKETT ,
JENNIE G. NOLL ,
ALLAN REIFFMAN  and
FRANK W. PUTNAM
PENELOPE K. TRICKETT
Affiliation:
University of Southern California
JENNIE G. NOLL
Affiliation:
University of Southern California
ALLAN REIFFMAN
Affiliation:
University of Southern California
FRANK W. PUTNAM
Affiliation:
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
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Abstract

This study examines short- and long-term maladaptive outcomes in a sample of sexually abused females and a comparison group. The sample consists of intrafamilial sexual abuse victims ages 6–16 years at entry into the study and a demographically similar comparison group. The outcomes examined included measures of behavior and psychological problems such as aggressive behavior, depression, dissociation, and low self-esteem; and measures at two time points, first at entry into the study (median age 11 years) and approximately 7 years later (median age 18 years). The specific questions being addressed were (a) whether subgroups or profiles, based on the specific characteristics of the sexual abuse experienced, can be identified in this sample of abused females; and (b) whether these profile groups predict different patterns of adverse short- or long-term outcomes.

Type
Research Article
Information
Development and Psychopathology , Volume 13 , Issue 4 , December 2001 , pp. 1001 - 1019
Copyright
© 2001 Cambridge University Press

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