Child Sexual Abuse and Emotional and Behavioral Problems in Adolescence: Gender Differences

Garnefski, Nadia; Diekstra, René F. W.

doi:10.1097/00004583-199703000-00010

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“…The high rate of physical abuse was consistent with research findings: Considerable evidence exists that boys who are sexually abused are more likely than sexually abused girls to be physically abused (e.g., Garnefski & Diekstra, 1997;Kendall-Tackett & Simon, 1992;Lew, 1988;Wellman, 1993). All of the participants were emotionally abused and seriously neglected in one way or another.…”

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Containing and Resisting Masculinity: Narratives of Renegotiation Among Resilient Male Survivors of Childhood Sexual Abuse.

Kia‐Keating

Grossman

Sorsoli

et al. 2005

Psychology of Men & Masculinity

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Male childhood sexual abuse survivors face the same social pressures as other men to live up to the tenets of masculinity. However, they contend with a disjuncture between cultural definitions of manhood and the discordant experience of sexual victimization. In-depth qualitative interviews were conducted with 16 resilient men varying in age, sexual orientation, socioeconomic status, and ethnicity. The authors analyzed the men's narratives concerning male role socialization for toughness, stoicism, and aggressive sexuality, as well as the impact of childhood sexual abuse. Results indicate that in their paths toward recovery, the participants repeatedly described both containing and resisting traditional masculine roles and made conscious choices not to become perpetrators. The importance of raising awareness about masculinity myths in clinical interventions is discussed.

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confidence: 85%

Containing and Resisting Masculinity: Narratives of Renegotiation Among Resilient Male Survivors of Childhood Sexual Abuse.

Kia‐Keating

Grossman

Sorsoli

et al. 2005

Psychology of Men & Masculinity

113

157

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“…This is also in line with other studies of children and adolescents, which have shown that exposure to trauma has a serious impact on psychological health (47) and that exposure to multiple traumas increases psychological distress and post-traumatic stress (12). Ford and colleagues also found that high exposure was associated with high reports of trauma symptoms; those researchers found the poly-victimized adolescents to be more likely to have PTSD, major depressive disorder, and substance abuse disorder (41).…”

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confidence: 84%

Modeling Patterns of Negative Life Events and Mental Health in Faroese Adolescents

Petersen

Armour

Elklit

2012

Scandinavian Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychology

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Objectives: The objective of this study was to identify naturally occurring typologies of Faroese adolescents on the basis of their exposure to traumatic and negative life events. It was hypothesized that underlying typologies of trauma and negative life events would be uncovered. Furthermore, it was hypothesized that males would be overrepresented in classes characterized by the endorsement of a wide range of trauma and negative life events. On the basis of prior research, it was also hypothesized that females had endorsed more traumas of a sexual nature and that males had endorsed more traumas of a violent nature. Finally, post-traumatic stress, negative affectivity, and somatization were examined in the different typologies. Methods: Latent class analyses were conducted with the use of data collected from a self-report questionnaire survey from 687 Faroese eighth graders (85% response rate). The questionnaire included a traumatic and negative life event list, the Harvard Trauma Questionnaire-Part IV, and the Trauma Symptom Checklist. Results: Three classes of adolescents were identified on the basis of their exposure to potentially traumatic and negative life events. The baseline class (81.3%) had a low probability of the endorsement of all potentially traumatic and negative life events, except threats of violence and bullying. This group had low scores for post-traumatic symptoms, negative affectivity, and somatization. Class 2 (13.7%) comprised mainly males and had the highest probability of endorsement of threats of violence, physical assault, and bullying; this group also had high scores for post-traumatic stress symptoms, negative affectivity, and somatization. Finally, Class 1 (5.0%) consisted of adolescents with a relatively high risk of exposure to all potentially traumatic events and negative life events, except threats of violence. This group had the highest scores for posttraumatic stress symptoms, negative affectivity, and somatization. Conclusions: The present study can be said to be a concise picture of trauma exposure and its consequences among Faroese adolescents, and it is thereby a valuable tool for the national planning of preventive and interventional strategies and for empirically founded economic prioritization. These results emphasize the importance of choosing a trauma-informed strategy in various disciplines, such as pediatrics, child and adolescent psychiatry, social work, and school psychology when the aim is to provide the appropriate intervention.

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“…3,4 Suicide attempts have been shown to be associated with depression, [5][6][7][8] substance use, [9][10][11] loss of a family member or friend to suicide, 12,13 availability of firearms, 14,15 female sex, 10,11 and a his-tory of physical or sexual abuse. 10,16,17 Some of the same risk factors for suicide attempts among adolescents in the general population have been found for American Indian and Alaska Native youth populations. 5,6,10 The high rates of suicide among American Indian and Alaska Native youth warrant further study to identify modifiable factors and culturally appropriate interventions that can successfully nurture resilience in this high-risk population.…”

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Suicide Attempts Among American Indian and Alaska Native Youth

Borowsky

Resnick

Ireland

et al. 1999

Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med

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Child Sexual Abuse and Emotional and Behavioral Problems in Adolescence: Gender Differences

Cited by 145 publications

References 14 publications

Containing and Resisting Masculinity: Narratives of Renegotiation Among Resilient Male Survivors of Childhood Sexual Abuse.

Containing and Resisting Masculinity: Narratives of Renegotiation Among Resilient Male Survivors of Childhood Sexual Abuse.

Modeling Patterns of Negative Life Events and Mental Health in Faroese Adolescents

Suicide Attempts Among American Indian and Alaska Native Youth

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