The Imprint of Childhood Abuse on Trauma-Related Shame in Adulthood

Reid, Joan A.

doi:10.23860/dignity.2018.03.01.04

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“…It is additionally unknown whether there may be differential associations of ACE types (i.e., abuse, neglect, household dysfunction) with weight stigma, as there is some evidence of abuse and neglect-type ACEs being more detrimental than household dysfunction for adult outcomes [24]. For instance, there is a more robust literature linking childhood abuse to feelings of shame in adulthood compared to the other ACE subtypes [25][26][27][28][29]. This evidence base may implicate pathways that contribute to the proposed relationship between ACEs and IWS by way of abuse leading to self-deprecation or negative self/body image.…”

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Adverse Childhood Experiences Associated with Greater Internalization of Weight Stigma in Women with Excess Weight

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Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) may be an early life factor associated with adult weight stigma via biological (e.g., stress response), cognitive (e.g., self-criticism/deprecation), and/or emotional (e.g., shame) mechanisms. This pilot study investigated relationships between ACEs and internalized and experienced weight stigma in adult women with overweight/obesity and explored differential relationships between weight stigma and ACE subtypes (i.e., abuse, neglect, household dysfunction). Adult women (68% white, Mage = 33 ± 10 years, MBMI = 33.7 ± 7.2 kg/m2) completed measures of ACEs (ACE Questionnaire), internalized weight stigma (IWS; Weight Bias Internalization Scale—Modified; WBIS—M), and lifetime experiences of weight stigma (yes/no). Data were analyzed with linear and logistic regression (n = 46), adjusting for age, race, and body mass index (BMI). Linear regressions revealed a positive association between ACE and WBIS—M scores (β = 0.40, p = 0.006), which was driven by Abuse-type ACEs (β = 0.48, p = 0.009). Relationships between WBIS—M scores and Neglect- and Household-Dysfunction-type ACEs did not reach significance (β = 0.20, p = 0.173; β = −0.16, p = 0.273). Though descriptive statistics revealed greater rates of experienced weight stigma endorsement by those with high-3+ ACEs (81%) vs. medium-1–2 ACEs (67%) or low/no-0 ACEs (60%), ACE scores were not significantly associated with experienced weight stigma in logistic regression (Wald = 1.36, p = 0.244, OR = 1.324, 95%, CI = 0.825–2.125). ACEs may be an early life factor that increase the risk for internalizing weight stigma in adulthood. Larger studies should confirm this relationship and follow-up on descriptive findings suggesting a potential association between ACEs and experienced weight stigma.

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“…The taboo leads to those involved as stigmatised, which in turn leads to the children abused being perceived as children without a child-hood, or 'out-of-place' (Conolly & Ennew 1996;Invernizzi 2017) in society. Stigmatisation can lead to the outsiders treating survivors badly or being completely disengaged from them, as the stigma evokes fear and anxiety (Reid 2018), which in turn isolates the survivor, not actively silencing them but instead ignoring them into invisibility. By avoiding the subject of CSA, society also others and dehumanises survivors of CSA, making them an abject of society (Kristeva 1982;Hodgetts & Ottilie 2014).…”

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Childhood Sexual Abuse (CSA): moving past the taboo and into the postcolonial

McRobert

2022

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This paper defines the practice of childhood sexual abuse (CSA) specifically, explaining the choice of words and giving accepted definitions, as well as offering a definition of its own, i.e. that CSA is the disempowering and overpowering of children through sexual means. The paper aims to give an overview of the societal factors contributing to how CSA is framed and received in mainstream society. Throughout this piece of writing the concept of a taboo is used as an analytical category. The paper aims at presenting a wide-ranging view of the practice of CSA, using the writer’s main societal reference point, that of the Anglo world, specifically calling on examples from the United Kingdom (UK) to contextualise the argument. The discussion frames CSA as a taboo, illustrating this through historical inquiry, with a focus on the evolution of morality surrounding the sexuality of children and the nature of acceptable sexual relations during the period of childhood. A (CSA) survivor perspective is offered in the form of personal biographical confession, as well as survivor narratives that are explored more broadly, pointing to those that society deems acceptable, or not. A triangulation between the taboo nature of the practice, the stigma it generates and the effect it has on childhood is drawn up. The impending effects of shame in processing CSA are explored in respect to disclosure and rehabilitation for those disclosing, but also for those being disclosed to, and society at large. Finally, a nuanced postcolonial approach is proposed, whereby CSA is framed as an invasion or overpowering of a body in much the same way one nation-state invades, land-grabs or takes legislative and governmental control over another landmass during the process of colonisation.

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“…Depression, guilt, self-blame, eating disorders, somatic concerns, anxiety, dissociative tendencies, repression, denial, sexual problems, relationship problems and trauma has a high correlation with CSA (Sinanan, 2015). Research by Reid (2018) resulted in findings that sexual abuse that happened repeatedly during childhood and adolescence could cause in a higher levels in trauma-related shame during adulthood.…”

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Prevention of Child Sexual Abuse

Adiningtyas

2019

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Currently, there’s an increasing trend in child sexual abuse in Indonesia. Data obtained from Commission for Victim and Witness Protection (LPSK) showed that the number of CSA cases reported in 2018 were doubled from those in 2017. Like many of CSA cases, the perpetrators were someone familiar to the children, and in some cases, it’s their close relatives. LPSK stated that only less than 20% of the perpetrator were strangers.Unfortunately, most CSA cases goes unreported. A study conducted by Wismayantia, et al (2019) shows that lack of knowledge about CSA and insufficient sex education due to the uncomfortable feeling to talk about sexual matters played a significant role in the reluctance to report CSA cases. Moreover, there’s a tendency to not report a CSA that were conducted by a family member because most family felt the need to protect the family’s name. This program were conducted in North Kembangan Village and aimed to provide an educational overview of the dangers of the effects of CSA. The method provided were introduction and discussion between participants.

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The Imprint of Childhood Abuse on Trauma-Related Shame in Adulthood

Cited by 7 publications

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Adverse Childhood Experiences Associated with Greater Internalization of Weight Stigma in Women with Excess Weight

Adverse Childhood Experiences Associated with Greater Internalization of Weight Stigma in Women with Excess Weight

Childhood Sexual Abuse (CSA): moving past the taboo and into the postcolonial

Prevention of Child Sexual Abuse

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