A Clinical Sample of Women Who Have Sexually Abused Children.

Faller, Kathleen Coulborn

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ERIC Number: EJ519487

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1995

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A Clinical Sample of Women Who Have Sexually Abused Children.

Faller, Kathleen Coulborn

Journal of Child Sexual Abuse, v4 n3 p13-30 1995

Describes a study of a clinical sample of 72 women who allegedly abused 332 children. Perspectives include whether the abuse was intrafamilial, extrafamilial, or both, and whether the abuse involved single or multiple abusers. Also examines situational factors, individual deficits, and other factors that might lead women to sexually abuse children. (JPS)

Descriptors: Adults, Child Abuse, Females, Higher Education, Individual Characteristics, Mental Disorders, Mental Retardation, Psychopathology, Sexual Abuse, Substance Abuse

Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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