Emotional Closeness with Perpetrators and Amnesia for Child Sexual Abuse
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| Title: | Emotional Closeness with Perpetrators and Amnesia for Child Sexual Abuse |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Schultz, Tammy, Passmore, J. Lawrence, Yoder, C. Y. |
| Source: | Journal of Child Sexual Abuse. 2003 12(1):67-88. |
| Availability: | Routledge. Available from: Taylor & Francis, Ltd. 325 Chestnut Street Suite 800, Philadelphia, PA 19106. Tel: 800-354-1420; Fax: 215-625-2940; Web site: http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 22 |
| Publication Date: | 2003 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Research |
| Descriptors: | Sexual Abuse, Child Abuse, Memory, Females, Victims of Crime, Undergraduate Students, Interpersonal Relationship, Theories |
| DOI: | 10.1300/J070v12n01_04 |
| ISSN: | 1053-8712 |
| Abstract: | Over the past decade, a contentious debate regarding delayed memories of childhood sexual abuse (CSA) has existed. In order to address this debate, 240 female participants completed questions about CSA, the Dissociative Experience Scale (Bernstein & Putnam, 1986), Perceived Emotional Closeness with Perpetrator Scale (Schultz, Passmore, & Yoder, 2000), and the Gudjonsson Suggestibility Scale 2 (GSS 2) (Gudjonsson, 1987). Eighty-two (36%) reported CSA and 37% of these indicated memory disturbances for the CSA. Participants reporting memory disturbances also reported significantly higher numbers of perpetrators, chemical abuse in their families, and closer relationships with the perpetrator(s) than participants reporting no memory disturbances. Implications for clinicians working with clients reporting CSA are discussed. (Contains 4 tables.) |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Number of References: | 75 |
| Entry Date: | 2009 |
| Accession Number: | EJ841123 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | Over the past decade, a contentious debate regarding delayed memories of childhood sexual abuse (CSA) has existed. In order to address this debate, 240 female participants completed questions about CSA, the Dissociative Experience Scale (Bernstein & Putnam, 1986), Perceived Emotional Closeness with Perpetrator Scale (Schultz, Passmore, & Yoder, 2000), and the Gudjonsson Suggestibility Scale 2 (GSS 2) (Gudjonsson, 1987). Eighty-two (36%) reported CSA and 37% of these indicated memory disturbances for the CSA. Participants reporting memory disturbances also reported significantly higher numbers of perpetrators, chemical abuse in their families, and closer relationships with the perpetrator(s) than participants reporting no memory disturbances. Implications for clinicians working with clients reporting CSA are discussed. (Contains 4 tables.) |
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| ISSN: | 1053-8712 |
| DOI: | 10.1300/J070v12n01_04 |
