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- Title
Self Esteem, Depression, Behaviour and Family Functioning in Sexually Abused Children.
- Authors
Stern, Anne E.; Lynch, Deborah L.; Oates, R. Kim; O'Toole, Brian I.; Cooney, George
- Abstract
Eighty-four sexually abused children and their families, were compared with controls to look at short-term effects of sexual abuse. The abuse group had more marital breakdown, unemployment, communication problems within the family and poor maternal mental health. The abused children had more depression, low self-esteem and behaviour disorder, There was no relationship between intrafamilial abuse and depression, self-esteem or behaviour disorder. More severe abuse was related to low self-esteem and children's negative perceptions of their mothers. In planning treatment the child's relationship to the perpetrator may need less emphasis, with more on self-esteem, depression, family functioning and the child's perceptions of the family.
- Publication
Journal of Child Psychology, 1995, Vol 36, Issue 6, p1077
- ISSN
0021-9630
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/j.1469-7610.1995.tb01352.x