Disclosure of sexual abuse and psychological adjustment in female undergraduates

Everill, Joanne; Waller, Glenn

doi:10.1016/0145-2134(94)00102-z

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“…Studies report that an adverse response or a perceived lack of response to disclosure is associated with psychopathology. In particular, an adverse response or a lack of response to dsclosure has been linked to borderline personality disorder, eating problems, dissociation, and self-denigration (Everill & Waller, 1995;. The effect that an adverse response or a lack of response to disclosure may have on psychopathology is certain to be complex, as it involves many interacting factors.…”

Section: Disclosure Experiencesmentioning

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Reported sexual abuse and eating psychopathology: A review of the evidence for a causal link

Everill

Waller

1995

Int. J. Eat. Disord.

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It has been claimed that there is no specific link between a reported history of sexual abuse and the eating disorders. In particular, studies and reviews investigating the relationship between reported sexual abuse and the eating disorders have concluded that the prevalence rate of abuse among eating‐disordered women is similar to the rates found in other psychiatric groups and in the general population. However, it is argued in this review that such a conclusion is based on an inappropriate level of analysis of the phenomena of sexual abuse and diagnosable eating disorders. When these two relatively blunt constructs are considered in finer detail, there appears to be a complex link between the nature of sexual abuse and specific bulimic symptomatology. This relationship is discussed with particular reference to important mediating factors (including dissociation, self‐denigration, borderline personality disorder, and disclosure experiences), the functions of the bulimic behaviors, and the particular cognitive schemata that the victims of abuse may develop. The clinical implications of this relationship are considered, and suggestions are made for further research. © 1995 by John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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Section: Disclosure Experiencesmentioning

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Reported sexual abuse and eating psychopathology: A review of the evidence for a causal link

Everill

Waller

1995

Int. J. Eat. Disord.

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“…Out of the 73 female prisoners who identified a sexual abuse history and disclosure experiences, 45 of these women indicated these experiences as harmful. It may well be that lower levels of dissociation for those with a sexual abuse history are indicative of supportive disclosure or counseling experiences (Everill & Waller, 1994). Data regarding these and other possible confounding variables…”

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“…Reviews of trauma literature suggest that sexual abuse of female children is, at any one time, experienced by up to 45% percent of the population before the age of 18 years old and contributes to many adult psychological problems (Everill & Waller, 1994;Finklehor et al, 1990;Heatherton & Beaumeister, 1991;Mallinckrodt et al, 1995;McClellan et al, 1993;Steinberg et al, 1990). Certain factors, however, differentiate the CSA trauma response from other responses to traumatic events.…”

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“…Even with the alarming statistics related to number of victims and the multitude of effects resultant from CSA, current statistics may be under-estimated (Bryer et al, 1987;Everill & Waller, 1994;Gold, 2000). lfthere are individuals or even cultural groups who feel counseling and or/disclosure are unneeded or unavailable, if they don't attend colleges, then there is a likely chance that these individuals may be part of underresearched CSA populations.…”

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Incarcerated women: Impact of childhood sexual abuse and family functioning on dissociation and psychological distress

Zingman¹

2001

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“…Sexual revictimization (SR), although it has various definitions in literature (2), is the SA experienced in adolescence or adulthood for individuals who were exposed to SA in the childhood (3). The prevalence of SA is reported between 8.5-71% (1,(4)(5)(6)(7) in the literature; and the rate of SR as 10-69% (8). In a study, SA was found to be 8.5%, and 45.6% of those who were exposed to SA during childhood were also exposed to SA during adolescence (6).…”

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The irrational beliefs and the psychological symptoms of the sexual abuse victims

Koçtürk¹,

Bilge²

2017

Dusunen Adam

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The irrational beliefs and the psychological symptoms of the sexual abuse victimsObjective: Sexual revictimization (SR) is one of the important results of childhood sexual abuse, and an important issue that should be investigated and prevented. Evaluating irrational beliefs and the psychological symptoms of sexually revictimized adolescents would be useful in determination of the victims and in preventing the SR. This descriptive study examined irrational beliefs and psychological symptoms of the adolescents who have been exposed to SR, one-time sexual abuse (SA) and those who have not been exposed to SA.Methods: Participants were 210 adolescent girls who are aged between 15-18. The data was collected via the Brief Symptom Inventory and the Irrational Belief Scale-Adolescent Form, and a one-way ANOVA was utilized for data analysis.Results: No significant difference has been determined in the mean irrational belief scores of the adolescents with respect to sexual abuse victimization. However, it was found that the psychological symptoms-such as depression, negative self-perception, somatization, hostility-of the adolescents exposed to SR are higher than the comparison group and the ones who have been exposed to one-time SA. The anxiety symptom scores of the adolescents who have been exposed to SR was significantly higher than the adolescents in the comparison group, and was similar with with the adolescents in SA group. It was determined that the group who have been exposed to one time SA, have higher mean scores of anxiety, depression, negative self-perception and somatization than the comparison group.Conclusion: Different psychological problems can be seen in adolescents who have been exposed to SR and one-time SA. It is believed that taking into account of such differences may be helpful in the process of the treatment of victims.Keywords: Adolescent, child, irrational beliefs, psychological symptoms, sexual revictimization ÖZET Cinsel istismar mağdurlarının psikolojik belirtileri ve akılcı olmayan inançlarıAmaç: Tekrarlanan cinsel istismar (TCİ), çocukluk çağı cinsel istismarın (Cİ) önemli sonuçlarından biri olup, araştırılması ve önlenmesi gereken konuların başında gelmektedir. TCİ mağdurlarının psikolojik belirti düzeylerinin ve akılcı olmayan inançlarının belirlenmesi bu sorunun önlenmesine ve tedavi edilmesine katkı sağlayacaktır. Bu amaçla, çalışmada TCİ'ye maruz kalan, bir kez Cİ'ye maruz kalan ve Cİ'ye maruz kalmamış ergenlerin psikolojik belirti düzeylerinin ve akılcı olmayan inançlarının anlamlı farklar gösterip göstermediğinin belirlenmesi hedeflenmiştir.Yöntem: Araştırmanın çalışma grubunu 210 kız ergen oluşturmaktadır. Veri toplamak amacıyla Kısa Semptom Envanteri ve Akılcı Olmayan İnançlar Ölçeği kullanılmıştır. Verilerin analizinde tek yönlü varyans analizinden yararlanılmıştır.Bulgular: Araştırmada Cİ'ye maruz kalma durumuna göre ergenlerin akılcı olmayan inanç puan ortalamaları arasındaki farkların istatistiksel olarak anlamlı olmadığı sonucuna varılmıştır. Buna karşın, TCİ'ye maruz k...

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Disclosure of sexual abuse and psychological adjustment in female undergraduates

Cited by 56 publications

References 24 publications

Reported sexual abuse and eating psychopathology: A review of the evidence for a causal link

Reported sexual abuse and eating psychopathology: A review of the evidence for a causal link

Incarcerated women: Impact of childhood sexual abuse and family functioning on dissociation and psychological distress

The irrational beliefs and the psychological symptoms of the sexual abuse victims

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