Psychological well-being and graphic representations of self in child victims of violence

Ionio, Chiara; Mascheroni, Eleonora

doi:10.1016/j.aip.2020.101740

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“…The current study found a negative correlation between dissociation and the nose indicator (indicating feelings of insecurity, inadequacy, and inferiority). Nostrils emphasized along with the nose suggested aggression and the impulse to act [ 44 ], which seemed to be in accordance with how child maltreatment associated with the development of aggressive behaviors [ 75 ].…”

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confidence: 73%

“…A higher CTQ score indicated a higher MSDQ, suggesting that the child abuse greatly affected an individual. The severity of abuse resulted in higher psychological stress, greater functional disability, and poorer psychological adjustment, as well as increasing the risks of developing internalizing behavior problems (i.e., anxiety, depression, PTSD) and externalizing behavior problems (i.e., physical, verbal aggression, and disruptive behaviors) [ 75 ].…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Although the experience of child abuse and its short- and long-term effects may have been the topic of numerous studies and research, there was still a distinct difference between occurrences and disclosure rates [ 80 ]. Several risks factors had prevented and delayed a CSA individual to reveal what had happened to them, including fear of negative consequences of a disclosure for oneself and the perpetrator as CSA often took place within families or socially close relationships, fear of not being believed, fear of their parents’ reaction [ 81 ], difficulty in communicating the experiences [ 75 ], and the severity of the abuse [ 53 ]. In line with previous studies, the current study showed a significantly positive link between the reluctance to disclose and the experience of abuse, indicating that the more severe the abuse the higher the reluctance to disclose.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Use of Self-Figure Drawing as an Assessment Tool for Child Abuse: Differentiating between Sexual, Physical, and Emotional Abuse

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Binson³

2022

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Child abuse is a worldwide phenomenon with adverse short- and long-term mental and physical negative consequences, with a huge gap between the prevalence of child abuse and disclosure rates. The study aimed to examine and validate the self-figure drawing as an assessment tool to differentiate between three forms of child abuse, i.e., child sexual abuse (CSA), child physical abuse (CPA), and child emotional abuse (CEA). Following the ethical approval, 1707 Thai children (13–18 years old) from the general population (schools) were asked to complete a self-report anonymous questionnaire consisting of four measures (Demographics, Childhood Trauma Questionnaire (CTQ), The Medical Somatic Dissociation Questionnaire (MSDQ), and The Disclosure of Trauma Questionnaire (DTQ)). After completion, they were asked to draw themselves. There was a significantly positive link between the reluctance to disclose and the experience of abuse, indicating that the more severe the abuse the higher the reluctance to disclose. The findings broaden the knowledge of movement and symbols as representations of inner personal conflictual material. Additionally, it substantiates self-figure drawing as an assessment tool and assists practitioners in early child abuse detection.

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confidence: 99%