Women's self-esteem : a community study of women who report and do not report childhood sexual abuse
Romans, Sarah E.
Women's self-esteem : a community study of women who report and do not report childhood sexual abuse Romans, Sarah E.; Martin, J.; Mullen, Paul E. - London Royal Medico-psychological Association 1996 - The British Journal of Psychiatry .
The British journal of psychiatry, 1996, 169(6): 696-704
This article discusses a study that compared the total self-esteem score and its component individual items and factors in two samples of New Zealand women. Two groups of women from Dunedin, one with no experience of childhood sexual abuse, and one who reported having experienced childhood sexual abuse, were randomly selected from the community. Psychosocial correlates of low self-esteem were also determined. A postal questionnaire and interview provided data for the investigation. The findings of the study show that psychosocial variables predicting low self-esteem were the same in the two groups. These included being a follower or a loner, having an over-controlling mother, being poorly qualified, giving a history of depressive disorder, and displaying current psychiatric disorder. Additionally, it was found that a participant's abuse status led to low self-esteem, but only when the abuse was intrusive.
0007-1250
CHILD ABUSE
CHILD NEGLECT
DEMOGRAPHICS
DEMOGRAPHICS
FAMILIES
MENTAL HEALTH
WOMEN
SEXUAL VIOLENCE
Women's self-esteem : a community study of women who report and do not report childhood sexual abuse Romans, Sarah E.; Martin, J.; Mullen, Paul E. - London Royal Medico-psychological Association 1996 - The British Journal of Psychiatry .
The British journal of psychiatry, 1996, 169(6): 696-704
This article discusses a study that compared the total self-esteem score and its component individual items and factors in two samples of New Zealand women. Two groups of women from Dunedin, one with no experience of childhood sexual abuse, and one who reported having experienced childhood sexual abuse, were randomly selected from the community. Psychosocial correlates of low self-esteem were also determined. A postal questionnaire and interview provided data for the investigation. The findings of the study show that psychosocial variables predicting low self-esteem were the same in the two groups. These included being a follower or a loner, having an over-controlling mother, being poorly qualified, giving a history of depressive disorder, and displaying current psychiatric disorder. Additionally, it was found that a participant's abuse status led to low self-esteem, but only when the abuse was intrusive.
0007-1250
CHILD ABUSE
CHILD NEGLECT
DEMOGRAPHICS
DEMOGRAPHICS
FAMILIES
MENTAL HEALTH
WOMEN
SEXUAL VIOLENCE