the prevalence of child abuse in the world is 47 per 1000. according to the child protective service agency (cps) more than 3 million children were abused in the usa in 1998. there was 1.7% increase in comparison with 1996. the prevalence of child abuse in the usa is 15 per 1000. a crosssectional study was conducted in order to determine the frequency, and influential factors on child abuse amo...

children are the most vulnerable segments of each society because of their disabilities, lacking of different skills and unfamiliatity with their rights. they are mainly dependent upon their adults to keep them out of danger. so, if parents are not proper enough for this responsibility, tire incident of child abuse wil.1 be inevitable and most of them will originally start in tlreir own family....

Objectives The present study defines the experiences of childhood sexual abuse and attempts to explain the satisfaction with married life and sexual performance of Iranian married women. It examines the relationship between childhood sexual abuse experiences and satisfaction with married life and sexual performance of Iranian married women. Methods: The statistical population of the current st...

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OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between a history of physical and/or sexual abuse and current suicidality in college-age women. It was hypothesized that abuse history would significantly predict level of suicidality. A secondary hypothesis was that abuse status would predict attitudes about life and death. METHOD Female college students (n = 707) were scree...