College of Psychology: Faculty Articles
Title
Relationship between Childhood Sexual Abuse Characteristics and Dissociation among Women in Therapy
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
6-1999
Keywords
Child Sexual Abuse, Dissociation, Women, Therapy
Publication Title
Journal of Family Violence
ISSN
0885-7482
Volume
14
Issue/No.
2
Abstract
This study investigated the relationship between 10 characteristics of childhood sexual abuse and dissociation in adulthood. A structured clinical interview, the Dissociative Experiences Scale, and the Dissociation Subscale of the Symptom Checklist 90 - Revised were administered to 118 women survivors seeking psychotherapy. Separate stepwise multiple regression analyses were conducted for each dissociation scale to determine which abuse characteristics were predictive of dissociation. In both analyses, the same four variables were significantly related to dissociation: age at onset, coercive sexual acts, objectifying sexual acts, and concurrent multiple perpetrators. Implications of findings for future research and clinical practice are explored.
DOI
10.1023/A:3A1022076719138
NSUWorks Citation
Gold, S. N.,
Hill, E. L.,
Swingle, J. M.,
Elfant, A. S.
(1999). Relationship between Childhood Sexual Abuse Characteristics and Dissociation among Women in Therapy. Journal of Family Violence, 14(2), 157-171.
Available at: https://nsuworks.nova.edu/cps_facarticles/471
