Current Sexual Stressors as Mediators of the Relation between Past Sexual Abuse and Current Psychological Symptoms in Urban Youth

Grant, Kathryn E.; Lyons, Aoife; Finkelstein, Jo-Ann S.; Conway, Kathryn M.; Reynolds, Linda K.; Rodriguez, Vanessa O.

doi:10.1037/e413802005-289

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“…Building on cognitive theories of depression (Nolen-Hoeksema & Girgus, 1994), we found that adolescent girls are more likely to cope with stress using internally focused coping strategies such as rumination, and these strategies, in turn, account for increased rates of depression and anxiety . In a related study, we found that current sexism-based hassles (e.g., pressure to engage in sexual activity) mediate the relation between past sexual abuse and depressive symptoms in girls (Grant, Lyons, Finkelstein, Conway, Reynolds, & Rodriguez, 2003).…”

Section: Mediators Explain the Relation Between Stress And Psychopathmentioning

confidence: 75%

Integrating Psychological Research on Girls with Feminist Activism: A Model for Building a Liberation Psychology in the United States

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Finkelstein

Lyons

2003

American J of Comm Psychol

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A liberation psychology is needed to bridge the gap between psychology's focus on individual distress and broad social forces that foster such distress. We offer a model for bridging this gap by focusing on a specific area of psychology (psychological research on girls) and a specific social movement (feminist activism). Psychological research on girls and feminist activism share the common goal of improving the lives of girls and women. However, both have fallen short of this goal. This is due, in part, to the weaknesses associated with each endeavor and to the fact that the complementary strengths of each have remained isolated from the other. In this paper, we propose a common language and shared framework to integrate psychological research with feminist activism. First, we review the basic strengths and weaknesses associated with psychological research and feminist activism, with a particular focus on how they are distinct from one another. Second, we provide a taxonomic framework for integrating these two areas on the basis of the stress paradigm, with specific examples provided from our recent reviews of the literature and our own empirical work with adolescent girls. Finally, we conclude with recommendations for future work needed to integrate psychological research on girls with feminist activism toward the goal of building a liberation psychology in the United States.

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Section: Mediators Explain the Relation Between Stress And Psychopathmentioning

confidence: 75%

Integrating Psychological Research on Girls with Feminist Activism: A Model for Building a Liberation Psychology in the United States

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Finkelstein

Lyons

2003

American J of Comm Psychol

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Current Sexual Stressors as Mediators of the Relation between Past Sexual Abuse and Current Psychological Symptoms in Urban Youth

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Integrating Psychological Research on Girls with Feminist Activism: A Model for Building a Liberation Psychology in the United States

Integrating Psychological Research on Girls with Feminist Activism: A Model for Building a Liberation Psychology in the United States

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