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The Persistence of Shame Following Sexual Abuse: A Longitudinal Look at Risk and Recovery

Candice Feiring

Lynn S. Taska

The College of New Jersey

This study investigated persistence in abuse-related shame during a 6-year period. One-hundred-eighteen sexually abused youth were interviewed at the time of discovery, and again both 1 and 6 years later. Individuals high in shame 1 year following discovery were especially at risk for persistently high levels of shame 6 years later. Youth with high shame for the abuse at 1 and 6 years were the most likely to report clinically significant levels of intrusive recollections at 6 years. Persistent shame may explain failure to process the abuse and the maintenance of posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms. The findings from this longitudinal study suggest that shame as a consequence of childhood sexual abuse should be a focus of treatment.

Key Words: child sexual abuse • shame • posttraumatic stress disorder

Child Maltreatment, Vol. 10, No. 4, 337-349 (2005)
DOI: 10.1177/1077559505276686
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