Factors influencing adult cognitive appraisals of childhood sexual abuse.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Adult appraisals of their childhood sexual experiences as abusive are associated with increased risk for long-term psychological problems. Factors that underlie whether adults appraise their childhood sexual experiences as abusive remain unknown.

Objective

To determine factors associated with adult cognitive appraisals of childhood sexual abuse.

Participants and setting

Participants were 1196 adults ages 19-41 (M = 29.23, SD = 3.84) with documented cases of childhood maltreatment (sexual abuse, physical abuse, and neglect) during the years 1967-1971 and demographically matched controls who were followed-up and interviewed in adulthood.

Methods

Using a prospective cohort design, participants were asked to recall whether they had any sexual experiences

SUBMITTER: Miller QC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11316646 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature