The long-term impact of childhood sexual abuse in Australian women

Child Abuse and Neglect

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 145-159

  Fleming, Jillian ^a   Mullen, Paul E ^b   Sibthorpe, Beverly ^a   Bammer, Gabriele ^a  

^a The Australian National University   (Australia)

^b VICTORIAN INSTITUTE OF FORENSIC MENTAL HEALTH   (Australia)

Author keywords

Childhood sexual abuse; Long term effects

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CHILD ABUSE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FAMILY VIOLENCE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENTAL DISEASE; PROGNOSIS; SELF ESTEEM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE, SEXUAL; CONFOUNDING FACTORS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; ODDS RATIO;

EID: 0032956110     PISSN: 01452134     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0145-2134(98)00118-5     Document Type: Article

References (48)

1. Alexander P.C. Application of attachment theory to the study of sexual abuse. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology. 60:1992;185-195.
2. Australian Bureau of Statistics (1993). 1991 Census of population and housing - Australian profile (No. Cat. No. 2821.0). Commonwealth of Australia.
3. Bagley C., Ramsay R. Sexual abuse in childhood Psychosocial outcomes and implications for social work practice . Journal of Social Work and Human Sexuality. 4:1986;33-46.
4. Becker J.V., Skinner L.J., Abel G.G. Sequelae of sexual assault The survivor's perspective. The sexual aggressor current perspective's on treatment . 1983;Van Nostrand Reinhold Company, New York.
5. Beitchman J.H., Zucker K.J., Hood J.E., DaCosta G.A., Akman D., Cassavia E. A review of the long-term effects of child sexual abuse. Child Abuse & Neglect. 6:1992;101-118.
6. Blascovich, J., & Tomaka, J. (1991). Measures of self-esteem. In J. P. Robinson, P. R. Shaver, & L. S. Wrightsman (Eds.), Measures of personality and social psychological attitudes (pp. 115-123). New York: Academic Press, Inc.
7. Briere J., Runtz M. Suicidal thoughts and behaviors in former sexual abuse victims. Canadian Journal of Behavioral Science. 18:1986;413-423.
8. Browne A., Finkelhor D. Impact of child sexual abuse A review of the research . Psychological Bulletin. 99:1986;66-77.
9. Bryer J.B., Nelson B.A., Miller J.B., Krol P.A. Childhood sexual and physical abuse as factors in adult psychiatric illness. American Journal of Psychiatry. 144:1987;1426-1430.
10. Conte J.R., Schuerman J.R. The effects of sexual abuse on children A multidimensional view . Journal of Interpersonal Violence. 2:1987;380-390.
11. Fergusson, D. M., & Mullen, P. E. (in press). Child sexual abuse: An evidence based perspective. Newbury Park, CA: Sage.
12. Fleming J. The prevalence of childhood sexual abuse in a community sample of Australian women. The Medical Journal of Australia. 166:1997;65-68.
13. Fleming J., Mullen P., Bammer G. A study of potential risk factors for sexual abuse in childhood. Child Abuse & Neglect. 21:1997;49-58.
14. Friedrich W.N., Beilke R.L., Urquiza A.J. Children from sexually abusive families. A behavioral comparison. Journal of Interpersonal Violence. 2:1987;391-402.
15. Fromuth M.E. The relationship of childhood sexual abuse with later psychological and sexual adjustment in a sample of college women. Child Abuse & Neglect. 10:1986;5-15.
16. Gold E.R. Long-term effects of sexual victimization in childhood An attributional approach . Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology. 54:1986;471-475.
17. Goldberg, D. (1978). The manual of the General Health questionnaire. Windsor: National Foundation for Educational Research.
18. Goodchild M.E., Duncan-Jones P. Chronicity and the general health questionnaire. British Journal of Psychiatry. 146:1985;55-61.
19. Green A.H. Child sexual abuse Immediate and long term effects and intervention . Journal of American Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. 32:1993;890-902.
20. Hart L.E., Mader L., Griffith K., de Mendonca M. Effects of sexual and physical abuse A comparison of adolescent inpatients . Child Psychiatry and Human Development. 21:1989;49-57.
21. Henderson J. Is incest harmful? Canadian Journal of Psychiatry. 28:1983;34-40.
22. Herman J. Trauma and recovery. 1992;Basic Books, New York.
23. Mullen P.E., Martin J.L., Anderson J.C., Romans S.E., Herbison G.P. Childhood sexual abuse and mental health in adult life. British Journal of Psychiatry. 163:1993;721-732.
24. Mullen P.E., Martin J.L., Anderson J.C., Romans S.E., Herbison G.P. The effect of child sexual abuse on social, interpersonal, and sexual function in adult life. British Journal of Psychiatry. 165:1994;35-47.
25. Mullen P.E., Romans-Clarkson S.E., Walton V.A., Herbison G.P. Impact of sexual and physical abuse on women's mental health. The Lancet. 4:1988;841-845.
26. Oppenheimer R., Howells K., Palmer R.L., Chaloner D.A. Adverse sexual experience in childhood and clinical eating disorders A preliminary description . Journal of Psychiatric Research. 19:1985;357-361.
27. Parker G. The parental bonding instrument Psychometric properties reviewed . Psychiatric Developments. 4:1989;317-335.
28. Parker G., Tupling H., Brown B.L. Parental bonding instrument. British Journal of Medical Psychology. 52:1979;1-10.
29. Peters S.D. Child sexual assault and later psychological problems. Wyatt G.E., Powell G.J. Lasting effects of child sexual assault. 1988;101-118 Sage, Newbury Park, CA.
30. Pribor E.F., Dinwiddie S.H. Psychiatric correlates of incest in childhood. American Journal of Psychiatry. 149:1992;455-463.
31. Rohsenow D.J., Corbett R., Devine D. Molested as children A hidden contribution to substance abuse? Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment. 5:1988;13-18.
32. Romans S.E., Martin J.L., Mullen P.E. Women's self-esteem A community study of women who report and do not report childhood sexual abuse . British Journal of Psychiatry. 169:1996;696-704.
33. Romans S.E., Martin J.L., Mullen P.E. Childhood sexual abuse and later psychological problems Neither necessary, sufficient nor acting alone . Criminal Behavior and Mental Health. 7:1997;327-338.
34. Root M.P., Fallon P. The incidence of victimization experiences in a bulimic sample. Journal of Interpersonal Violence. 2:1988;161-173.
35. Rosenberg M. Society and adolescent self image. 1965;Princeton University Press, Princeton, NJ.
36. Russell D.E.H. The secret trauma Incest in the lives of girls and women . 1986;Basic Books Inc, New York.
37. Saunders J.B., Aasland O.G., Babor T.F., de LaFuente J.R., Grant M. Development of the alcohol use disorders identification test (AUDIT) WHO collaborative project on early detection of persons with harmful alcohol consumption-II . Addiction. 88:1993;791-804.
38. Schwartz M.F., Cohn L. Sexual abuse and eating disorders. 1996;Brunner/Mazel Publishers, New York.
39. Seigel J.M., Sorenson S.B., Golding J.M., Burnam M.A., Stein J.A. The prevalence of childhood sexual assault. The Los Angeles Epidemiologic Catchment Area Project. American Journal of Epidemiology. 126:1987;1141-1153.
40. Spaccarelli S., Kim S. Resilience criteria and factors associated with resilience in sexually abused girls. Child Abuse & Neglect. 19:1995;1171-1182.
41. Stein J.A., Golding J.M., Siegel J.M., Burnam M.A., Sorenson S.B. Long-term psychological sequelae of child sexual abuse. Wyatt G.E., Powell G.J. Lasting effects of child sexual assault. 1988;135-154 Sage, Newbury Park, CA.
42. Stern A.E., Lynch D.L., Oates R.K., O'Toole B.I., Cooney G. Self-esteem, depression, behavior, and family functioning in sexually abused children. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry. 36:1995;1077-1090.
43. West D.J. Incest in childhood and adolescence Long term effects and therapy . Pediatrics. 40:1988;352-360.
44. Wilhelm K., Parker G. The development of a measure of intimate bonds. Psychological Medicine. 18:1988;225-234.
45. Wyatt G.E. The sexual abuse of African American and White American women in childhood. Child Abuse & Neglect. 9:1985;507-519.
46. Wyatt G.E., Guthrie D., Notgrase C.M. Differential effects of women's child sexual abuse and subsequent sexual revictimization. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology. 60:1992;167-173.
47. Wyatt G.E., Mickey M.R. Ameliorating the effects of child sexual abuse An exploratory study of support by parents and others . Journal of Interpersonal Violence. 2:1987;403-414.
48. Yama M.F., Tovey S.L., Fogas B.S. Childhood family environment and sexual abuse as predictors of anxiety and depression in adult women. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry. 63:1993;136-141.