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A Follow-Up Study of Factors that Mediate the Development of Psychological Symptomatology in Sexually Abused Girls

Anthony P. Mannarino

Allegheny General Hospital

Judith A. Cohen

Allegheny General Hospital

This study was a follow-up investigation of several child and family factors and their impact on the development of psychological symptomatology in sexually abused girls. Sixty abused girls aged 8 to 13 were compared with 85 normal controls at 6- and 12-month follow-up assessments. The mediating variables examined included abuse-related attributions and perceptions, general attributions, locus of control, parental support, the parent's emotional reaction to the abuse, and family cohesion and adaptability. At both follow-ups, abuse-related attributions and perceptions, as measured by the Children's Attributions and Perceptions Scale, were significantly correlated with and predictive of self-reported symptoms in the abused group. Also, at the 12-month follow-up, locus of control and the parent's emotional reaction to the abuse emerged as significant predictor variables of symptom development in abused subjects. Mediating factors from the 6- to 12-month follow-up in the abused group did not change. Locus of control at the 6-month follow-up correlated significantly with trait anxiety at the 12-month follow-up. Clinical implications of these findings are discussed in the context of the evolving literature on those factors that ameliorate or exacerbate the psychological impact of child sexual abuse.

Child Maltreatment, Vol. 1, No. 3, 246-260 (1996)
DOI: 10.1177/1077559596001003007
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