Psychopathology among adult survivors of child pornography |
| |
| Institution: | 1. Crimes Against Children Research Center, University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH, 03824, USA;2. Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, 94305-5718, USA;1. The Ohio State University College of Medicine, 370 West 9th Avenue, Columbus, OH 43210, USA;2. Center for Pediatric Trauma Research, Abigail Wexner Research Institute at Nationwide Children’s Hospital, 700 Children’s Drive, Columbus, OH 43205, USA;3. Center for Injury Research and Policy, Abigail Wexner Research Institute at Nationwide Children’s Hospital, 700 Children’s Drive, Columbus, OH 43205, USA;4. The Center for Family Safety and Healing, Nationwide Children''s Hospital, 700 Children’s Drive, Columbus, OH 43205, USA;5. Trauma Program, Nationwide Children’s Hospital, 700 Children’s Drive, Columbus, OH 43205, USA;1. Social & Community Reintegration Research Program, Edith Nourse Rogers Memorial Veterans Hospital, Bedford, MA, USA;2. Bouvé College of Health Sciences, Northeastern University, Boston, MA, USA;3. VISN 1 New England MIRECC, Edith Nourse Rogers Memorial Veterans Hospital, Bedford, MA, USA;4. University of Massachusetts Medical School, Addiction Division, Worcester, MA, USA;5. Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA;6. University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, USA;7. University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Department of Psychology, Las Vegas, NV, USA;1. Department of Nursing, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan;2. Department of Nursing, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan;3. International Doctoral Program in Nursing, Department of Nursing, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan;1. Department of Clinical Child and Family Studies, VU University Amsterdam, the Netherlands;2. Department of Innovation and Research, Children’s and Youth Trauma Center, KJTC Kenter Youth Care, Haarlem, the Netherlands;3. Department of Epidemiology, Health Promotion, and Healthcare Innovations, Public Health Service, Amsterdam, the Netherlands;4. Hogrefe Publishers, Scientific Publisher for Psychology, Psychiatry, and Mental Health, Amsterdam, the Netherlands;1. Department of Psychology, University of Konstanz, 78567 Konstanz, Germany;2. Department of Educational Foundations and Psychology, Mbarara University of Science and Technology, P.O. Box 1410, Uganda;3. vivo International, 78340 Konstanz, Germany;4. Department of Psychology, University of Bielefeld, 33501 Bielefeld, Germany |
| |
| Abstract: | BackgroundThe majority of studies investigating child pornography have focused on conceptualizing the problem and the harm of the crime, evaluating the risk for child pornography offending, or discuss preventive measures. Little is known about survivors of this type of crime.ObjectiveThis research explores the relationship between child pornography victimization and psychopathology in adulthood. Specifically, we examined the contribution of emotional reactions at the time of the crime and shortly after (guilt, embarrassment and avoidance) on psychopathology among adult survivors of child pornography.Participants and settingThe study was conducted among 107 child pornography adult survivors, aged 18–63 (M = 39.48, SD = 12.31). All participants were sexually molested during the crime.MethodsAn online survey was completed by a convenience sample of adult survivors of child pornography.ResultsFindings indicate survivor’s current age predicted current psychopathology symptoms. Survivor’s emotional reactions of guilt and embarrassment at the time of the crime and shortly after were significantly associated with elevated psychopathology, above and beyond demographic characteristics and features of the crime.ConclusionsThe present results suggest the way survivors of child pornography react to the crime might shape their mental health in the long term. |
| |
| Keywords: | Child pornography Guilt Avoidance Embarrassment Psychopathology |
| 本文献已被 ScienceDirect 等数据库收录！ |
|
