Age and gender differences in children’s and adolescents’ adaptation to sexual abuse

The role of childhood trauma in the neurobiology of mood and anxiety disorders: preclinical and clinical studies

“…And although the prevalence of early-onset depression is similar in girls and boys, adult women more often develop depression than men (Martin et al 2000). Gender differences in children's and adolescents' adaptation to sexual abuse have been reported (Feiring et al 1999), as well as differences in HPA axis reactivity in male and female healthy subjects and depressed adolescents (Dorn et al 1996;Kirschbaum et al 1999). Thus, future preclinical and clinical studies should evaluate the interaction between stress and gender in inducing neurobiological vulnerability to depression and anxiety.…”

Examination of the relationship between the duration and frequency of abuse and the trauma symptoms among survivors of sexual abuse

“…Cinsiyet etkisini ortadan kaldırmak için ayrı ayrı ilişki analizi yaptığımızda da benzer sonuçlar elde edilmiştir. Bu konuda yapılmış çalış-maların çoğunluğunda istismarın sıklığı ve süresi arttıkça TSSB belirtilerinin arttığı yönündedir [14][15][16]24].…”

A Developmental Psychopathology Perspective on Child Maltreatment

“…As discussed earlier, although findings on gender and maltreatment are beginning to emerge (Burnette, this issue;Feiring, Taska, & Lewis, 1999), this line of inquiry requires much more development. Given the attentional biases with respect to anger that have been identified in maltreated infants and children (Curtis & Cicchetti, this issue;Pollak et al, 1997), it is possible that boys and girls may vary in their reactions to different emotional expressions and that these differences could relate to the type of psychopathology that emerges.…”