Management of the sexually abused child

Differences between sexually abused and non-sexually abused adolescent girls in foster care.

This descriptive study examines the differences between sexually abused and non-sexually abused adolescent females in the foster care system who were participating in an independent living program. Fifty-four percent of the 190 girls met the criteria for being categorized as sexually abused. Those who experienced sexual abuse had also experienced significantly more of other types of child maltr...

The “Sexually Abused Child” 1 Running head: CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE AND LABELING The “Sexually Abused Child”: Potential Mechanisms and Adverse Influences of Such a Label

Gender differences in internalizing problems among sexually abused early adolescents.

OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was twofold. First, we determined whether sexually abused adolescent boys or girls were more likely to have internalizing behavior scores in the clinical range. Second, after determining boys were more likely than girls to have an internalizing behavior problem, we tested whether this relationship would persist after several other variables were accounted for...

Do parents blame or doubt their child more when sexually abused by adolescents versus adults?

Although the importance of parental support for child sexual abuse victims is well documented, the nature of parental support for victims sexually abused by adolescents is less understood. In this exploratory study, we examine whether parents differ in their levels of blame or doubt for their child when sexually abused by adolescents versus adults. Data included 161 reports of child sexual abus...

A comparison of sexually abused and non-sexually abused adolescents in a clinical treatment facility using the MMPI-A.

OBJECTIVE In the current study, the adolescent version of the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory, the MMPI-A, was used to address concerns voiced about the mixing of different developmental ages, use of inadequate comparison groups, and the lack of reliance on reliable and valid measures of psychological, behavioral, and psychosocial problems used in previous studies of sexually abused...

Predictors of treatment outcome in sexually abused children.

PROBLEM This study evaluated the impact of child and family characteristics on treatment outcome of sexually abused children. METHOD Forty-nine recently sexually abused 7- to 14-year-old children were randomly assigned to either abuse-focused cognitive behavioral therapy or nondirective supportive therapy, and assessed pre- and post-treatment using several standardized instruments. These incl...