Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ511811
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1995
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Evidence for Specific Effects of Childhood Sexual Abuse on Mental Well-Being and Physical Self-Esteem.
Brayden, Robert M.; And Others
Child Abuse & Neglect: The International Journal, v19 n10 p1255-62 Oct 1995
The effect of child sexual abuse on female adult mental health and physical self-esteem was studied, based on a mental health survey in which 98 women reported sexual abuse and 110 served as comparisons. Women sexually abused as children obtained lower scores on well-being and physical self-concept measures. (SW)
Descriptors: Adults, Body Image, Child Abuse, Females, Mental Health, Self Concept, Self Esteem, Sexual Abuse, Well Being
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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