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- Title
Sexually Abused Children `s Perceptions of Family Functioning.
- Authors
Hoagwood, Kimberly; Stewart, John M.
- Abstract
A clinical sample of 76 children in a day and residential treatment facility was administered the McMaster Family Assessment Device (FAD) at time of admission. Interviews with therapists enabled identification of students who had been sexually abused prior to admission. A comparison group of children who had not been sexually abused was selected to match age, grade level and gender of the sexually abused children. ANOVA yielded significant differences on the dimensions of problem-solving, roles, and general functioning, with the direction of the effect indicating greater pathology among the sexually abused group. Analyses of differences between victims of intrafamilial or extrafamilial abuse yielded significance in affective responsivity, affective involvement, and general functioning, with greater enmeshment and dysfunction reported by the victims of intrafamilial abuse. Some gender differences were also noted, with females reporting greater general dysfunction in their families. Implications of this research as supportive of current clinical beliefs about family functioning are offered.
- Subjects
VICTIMS of domestic violence; SEXUALLY abused children; SEXUAL abuse victims; ABUSED children; CRIME victims; SEX crimes; FAMILY relations; DOMESTIC violence; CHILD abuse; AFFECTIVE disorders in children; GENDER differences (Psychology); DYSFUNCTIONAL families; PHYSIOLOGY
- Publication
Child & Adolescent Social Work Journal, 1989, Vol 6, Issue 2, p139
- ISSN
0738-0151
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/BF00756113