Mediators of the Long-Term Impact of Child Sexual Abuse: Perceived Stigma, Betrayal, Powerlessness, and Self-Blame.

Coffey, Patricia; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ524453

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1996

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Mediators of the Long-Term Impact of Child Sexual Abuse: Perceived Stigma, Betrayal, Powerlessness, and Self-Blame.

Coffey, Patricia; And Others

Child Abuse & Neglect: The International Journal, v20 n5 p447-55 May 1996

This study tested 192 women who had been sexually abused as children, to see if perceived stigma, betrayal, powerlessness, and self-blame mediated long-term effects of child sexual abuse. Levels of psychological distress experienced by adult survivors of abuse were found to be mediated by feelings of stigma and self-blame. (Author/PB)

Descriptors: Adults, Child Abuse, Coping, Emotional Problems, Emotional Response, Females, Guilt, Mediation Theory, Psychological Characteristics, Self Concept, Sexual Abuse

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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