The Limitations of a Prospective Study of Memories for Child Sexual Abuse

2003 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 105-111 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ross E. Cheit
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Abuse ◽  
Child Sexual Abuse ◽  
Prospective Study ◽  
A Prospective Study

A Prospective Study of Memory for Child Sexual Abuse

2003 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 113-118 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gail S. Goodman ◽  
Simona Ghetti ◽  
Jodi A. Quas ◽  
Robin S. Edelstein ◽  
Kristen Weede Alexander ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Abuse ◽  
Child Sexual Abuse ◽  
Prospective Study ◽  
Childhood Trauma ◽  
Older Age ◽  
Maternal Support ◽  
Childhood Experiences ◽  
Traumatic Memories ◽  
A Prospective Study

Previous research indicates that many adults (nearly 40%) fail to report their own documented child sexual abuse (CSA) when asked about their childhood experiences. These controversial results could reflect lack of consciously accessible recollection, thus bolstering claims that traumatic memories may be repressed. In the present study, 175 individuals with documented CSA histories were interviewed regarding their childhood trauma. Unlike in previous studies, the majority of participants (81%) in our study reported the documented abuse. Older age when the abuse ended, maternal support following disclosure of the abuse, and more severe abuse were associated with an increased likelihood of disclosure. Ethnicity and dissociation also played a role. Failure to report CSA should not necessarily be interpreted as evidence that the abuse is inaccessible to memory, although inaccessibility or forgetting cannot be ruled out in a subset of cases.

Characteristics of female child sexual abuse in Hungary between 1986 and 2001: a longitudinal, prospective study

2005 ◽  
Vol 120 (2) ◽  
pp. 217-221 ◽  
Author(s):  
Roland Csorba ◽  
János Aranyosi ◽  
Antal Borsos ◽  
Lajos Balla ◽  
Tamás Major ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Abuse ◽  
Child Sexual Abuse ◽  
Prospective Study ◽  
Female Child

Obesity Risk for Female Victims of Childhood Sexual Abuse: A Prospective Study

PEDIATRICS ◽  
2007 ◽  
Vol 120 (1) ◽  
pp. e61-e67 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. G. Noll ◽  
M. H. Zeller ◽  
P. K. Trickett ◽  
F. W. Putnam
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Abuse ◽  
Childhood Sexual Abuse ◽  
Prospective Study ◽  
Obesity Risk ◽  
Female Victims ◽  
A Prospective Study
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