Year: 2007
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: Measures…………………………………………………………… 66Furthermore, no prior research has tested simultaneously the role of psychological and social resources in adult CA survivors.Hence, the purpose of this study is to integrate psychological and social resources into a single model, in an effort to understand the etiological processes in the mental health of CA survivors.Utilizing data from a large sample, I examine cross-sectionaly the relationship between CA, adult psychological resources, adult social resources and adult depression and PTSD severity and diagnoses in women. Child Abuse and Vulnerability to Depression and PTSD in AdulthoodPTSD is a critical psychological indicator of distress for abuse survivors.Women who report CA have higher rates and severity of PTSD compared to their nonabused counterparts (Briere & Runtz, 1993; Rodriquez, Ryan, Vande Kemp & Foy, 1997;Widom, 1999).Research suggests that between 1/3 to 1/2 of women who experienced CA demonstrate lifetime prevalence of PTSD (Kessler, Sonnega, Bromet, Hughes, & Nelson, 1995; Resnick, Kilpatrick, Dansky, Saunders, & Best, 1993).Furthermore, Rodriguez, Ryan, Van de Kemp, and Foy (1997) reported that among treatment seeking women with histories of CA, 87% met criteria for a PTSD diagnoses compared to only 19% among women with no such history.In addition, Widom (1999) found that children with legally documented CA were 1.75 times more likely to develop PTSD at 20 year follow-up, and women with documented abuse reported a higher number of PTSD symptoms than women without documented CA.Similarly, Hien and Bukszpan (1999) and Vranceanu, Hobfoll and Johnson (under review) found that in a sample of low-
Author: Ana‐Maria Vranceanu
Institution: Kent State University
Language: English
Topic: Child Abuse and Trauma
Subfield: Clinical Psychology
Field: Psychology
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2597745522