Personality Trait Preferences for Best Friends and Romantic Partners in Women with a History of Childhood Sexual Abuse
Year: 2011
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: The objective of the present research is to provide a broader examination of the association between maladaptive interpersonal relationships and childhood sexual abuse (CSA) by examining women's personality preferences for best friends and romantic partners.This study used the Q-Method statistical procedure to examine the association between childhood sexual abuse and adult interpersonal difficulties.Women college students at the University of Dayton (N = 75) rated forty personality traits on a scale from least to most desired in a best friend and again for a romantic partner.The results revealed that women with a history of CSA showed marginally greater error variance in their preferences for romantic partners compared to women without a history of CSA.v Table of Contents Abstract……………………………………………………………………………….…..
Author: Michelle Roth
Institution: University of Dayton
Language: English
Topic: Child Abuse and Trauma
Subfield: Clinical Psychology
Field: Psychology
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2610205817