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Attributions and coping in sexually abused adolescents referred for group treatment
- Source :
- Journal of child sexual abuse. 15(3)
- Publication Year :
- 2006
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Abstract
- This study aims to assess the predictive value of two sets of variables, self-attributions, and coping behaviors, on sexually abused (SA) teenagers' functioning, while controlling for abuse-related and family variables. A total of 103 female adolescents completed self-report measures to assess their psychological functioning in terms of anxiety, depression, PTSD, sexual concerns, dissociation, anger, their self-injurious behaviors, antisocial behaviors, and drug use. After controlling for SA and family characteristics, final regression models indicate that attributions and coping behaviors explained between 22% and 39% of additional unique variance for seven out of the nine measures of adolescent functioning. Attributions and coping behaviors did not significantly explain additional variance for scores of antisocial behaviors and drug use. Personal attributions of blame for negative events were the strongest predictors of adolescents' functioning. Implications for future research and interventions are highlighted.
- Subjects :
- Child abuse
Coping (psychology)
Adolescent
media_common.quotation_subject
medicine.medical_treatment
Poison control
Anger
Anxiety
Pathology and Forensic Medicine
Group psychotherapy
Life Change Events
Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic
Surveys and Questionnaires
Self-destructive behavior
Adaptation, Psychological
medicine
Humans
Interpersonal Relations
Survivors
media_common
Depression
Antisocial Personality Disorder
Child Abuse, Sexual
Psychiatry and Mental health
Clinical Psychology
Sexual abuse
Social Isolation
Adolescent Behavior
Research Design
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health
Women's Health
Female
medicine.symptom
Psychology
Self-Injurious Behavior
Clinical psychology
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 10538712
- Volume :
- 15
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Journal of child sexual abuse
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....e4c96001316314388692ee592249f87e