Maternal support following childhood sexual abuse: Associations with children's adjustment post-disclosure and at 9-month follow-up |
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| Institution: | 1. Universität Kassel, Holländische Straße 36-38, 34127 Kassel, Germany;2. Charité–Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Institute of Forensic Psychiatry, Germany;3. Psychologische Hochschule Berlin, Am Köllnischen Park 2, 10179 Berlin, Germany;2. University of Washington, 119A Guthrie Hall Box 351525, Seattle, WA 98195-1525, USA;3. University of Illinois, Chicago, 1007 West Harrison Street (MC 141), 4050B Behavioral Sciences Building, Chicago, IL 60607-7140, USA |
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| Abstract: | Maternal support has been widely cited as an important predictor of children's adjustment following disclosure of sexual abuse. However, few studies have examined these effects longitudinally. The current study examines the relationships between a multidimensional assessment of maternal support rated by both mothers and children and children's adjustment in various domains (internalizing, externalizing, anger, depression, and posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms) concurrently and longitudinally. Participants were 118 mother-child dyads recruited from a Child Advocacy Center where children were determined through a forensic evaluation to be victims of sexual abuse. Child and mother ratings of maternal support and child adjustment were collected shortly after the forensic evaluation and at 9-month follow-up. Results were consistent with findings from past studies that maternal support is significantly related to children's post-disclosure adjustment and extends these findings longitudinally. Additionally, the study sheds light on differential relations between dimensions of maternal support (Emotional Support, Blame/Doubt, Vengeful Arousal, and Skeptical Preoccupation) and child adjustment and suggests the importance of using both child and mother ratings of maternal support in future research. |
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| Keywords: | Child sexual abuse Abuse disclosure Maternal support Longitudinal design |
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