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Child sexual abuse: The detrimental impact of its specific features

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dc.contributor.authorMaciel, Laura
dc.contributor.authorBasto-Pereira, Miguel
dc.date.accessioned2020-04-29T23:30:28Z
dc.date.available2021-01-01T01:30:09Z
dc.date.issued2020
dc.description.abstractChild sexual abuse (CSA) has been linked to several negative psychosocial outcomes in its victims throughout life. However, the specific impact of different features of CSA has not been sufficiently studied. This research addressed: 1) the impact of CSA on psychosocial outcomes in young adulthood; and 2) the differential effect of a wide range of CSA features (such as, victim’s gender, age of onset, penetration occurrence, victim-offender relationship, number of offenders and use of force) in deviant behavior and psychopathological symptoms, in male and female victims. Our sample comprised 617 young adults and data was collected using the ACE Study Questionnaire, the Deviant Behavior Variety Scale and the Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale. Pearson correlations, point-biserial correlations were used to test the associations between CSA and indicators of psychopathological symptoms and deviant behavior. We then analyzed CSA’s capacity to predict these outcomes using multiple linear regressions. Afterwards, participants who were identified as victims of CSA (n = 76) were selected and we carried out separate analyses for males and females using point-biserial correlations and calculating Cohen’s d effect size. Our findings not only support the hypothesis that CSA is associated with negative psychosocial outcomes in young adulthood, but also suggest that some specific features of CSA are positively associated with psychopathological symptoms and/or deviant behavior (e.g., age of onset, victimperpetrator relationship). Furthermore, gender differences were found in the pattern of these associations. This research strengthens the scientific evidence concerning the potential clinical benefits of exploring the effect of specific characteristics of CSA.pt_PT
dc.description.versioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/acceptedVersionpt_PT
dc.identifier.citationChild Indicators Research Doi: 10.1007/s12187-020-09730-ypt_PT
dc.identifier.doi10.1007/s12187-020-09730-ypt_PT
dc.identifier.issn18748988
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.12/7546
dc.language.isoengpt_PT
dc.peerreviewedyespt_PT
dc.publisherSpringer Verlagpt_PT
dc.subjectChild sexual abusept_PT
dc.subjectCharacteristics of child sexual abusept_PT
dc.subjectMental healthpt_PT
dc.subjectDeviant behaviorpt_PT
dc.titleChild sexual abuse: The detrimental impact of its specific featurespt_PT
dc.typejournal article
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oaire.citation.endPage17pt_PT
oaire.citation.startPage1pt_PT
oaire.citation.titleChild Indicators Researchpt_PT
person.familyNameMaciel
person.familyNameBasto Pereira
person.givenNameLaura Jardim
person.givenNameMiguel
person.identifier.ciencia-id5D1B-36E4-9D7F
person.identifier.ciencia-id2A19-7413-2B4D
person.identifier.orcid0000-0002-2929-1775
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rcaap.typearticlept_PT
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