1. A Typological Analysis of Behavioral Profiles of Sexually Abused Children
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Martine Hébert, Isabelle V. Daignault, Nathalie Parent, and Marc Tourigny
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Male ,Child abuse ,Coping (psychology) ,Self Disclosure ,Psychometrics ,Victimology ,Individuality ,Poison control ,Child Behavior Disorders ,Anxiety ,Personality Assessment ,Article ,Developmental psychology ,Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic ,Reference Values ,Surveys and Questionnaires ,Outcome Assessment, Health Care ,Developmental and Educational Psychology ,Cluster Analysis ,Humans ,0501 psychology and cognitive sciences ,Child ,Child Behavior Checklist ,Crime Victims ,Internal-External Control ,Family Characteristics ,050901 criminology ,05 social sciences ,Avoidance coping ,Quebec ,Social Support ,Child Abuse, Sexual ,Self Concept ,Cross-Sectional Studies ,Sexual abuse ,Incest ,Child sexual abuse ,Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health ,Female ,0509 other social sciences ,Psychology ,050104 developmental & child psychology - Abstract
A cluster analysis is used to explore differential outcomes in 123 French Canadian children reporting sexual abuse contrasted with 123 control children. Mothers' reports of behavioral problems on the Child Behavior Checklist, abuse-related variables, personal factors, and family characteristics are used as potential variables discriminating clusters. Results reveal four clusters: (a) anxiety constellation group refers to children displaying behavior problems on a subset of scales, (b) the severe distress group refers to children showing a broader array of behavior problems, (c) victims of less severe sexual abuse (SA) group consists of children disclosing mostly extrafamilial SA, and (d) resilient children refers to children who, while disclosing severe abuse, rely less on avoidance coping. Findings underscore the need to go beyond abuse-related variables to orient treatment for children disclosing sexual abuse and for tailoring interventions to distinct subgroups. more...
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- 2006
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