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The effect of childhood sexual abuse on psychosexual functioning during adulthood

The effect of childhood sexual abuse on psychosexual functioning during adulthood
The effect of childhood sexual abuse on psychosexual functioning during adulthood
The study examined whether and how characteristics of childhood sexual abuse and disclosure influenced three dimensions of psychosexual functioning—emotional, behavioral and evaluative—during adulthood. The sample included 165 adults who were sexually abused as children. The General Estimating Equation was used to test the relationship among the predictors, moderators and five binary outcomes: fear of sex and guilt during sex (emotional dimension), problems with touch and problems with sexual arousal (behavioral), and sexual satisfaction (evaluative). Respondents who were older when they were first abused, injured, had more than one abuser, said the abuse was incest, and told someone about the abuse were more likely to experience problems in at least one area of psychosexual functioning. Older children who told were more likely than younger children who told to fear sex and have problems with touch during adulthood. Researchers and practitioners should consider examining multiple dimensions of psychosexual functioning and potential moderators, such as response to disclosure
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Easton, Scott D.
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Easton, Scott D., Coohey, Carol, O’Leary, Patrick, Zhang, Ying and Hua, Lei (2011) The effect of childhood sexual abuse on psychosexual functioning during adulthood. Journal of Family Violence, 26 (1), 41-50. (doi:10.1007/s10896-010-9340-6).

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The study examined whether and how characteristics of childhood sexual abuse and disclosure influenced three dimensions of psychosexual functioning—emotional, behavioral and evaluative—during adulthood. The sample included 165 adults who were sexually abused as children. The General Estimating Equation was used to test the relationship among the predictors, moderators and five binary outcomes: fear of sex and guilt during sex (emotional dimension), problems with touch and problems with sexual arousal (behavioral), and sexual satisfaction (evaluative). Respondents who were older when they were first abused, injured, had more than one abuser, said the abuse was incest, and told someone about the abuse were more likely to experience problems in at least one area of psychosexual functioning. Older children who told were more likely than younger children who told to fear sex and have problems with touch during adulthood. Researchers and practitioners should consider examining multiple dimensions of psychosexual functioning and potential moderators, such as response to disclosure

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Published date: January 2011

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Local EPrints ID: 179659
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/179659
ISSN: 0885-7482
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Date deposited: 12 Apr 2011 09:16
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Author: Scott D. Easton
Author: Carol Coohey
Author: Patrick O’Leary
Author: Ying Zhang
Author: Lei Hua

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