Emotional security in the family system and psychological distress in female survivors of child sexual abuse
Autor: | María Rosario Cortés, David Cantón-Cortés, José Cantón |
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Rok vydání: | 2015 |
Předmět: |
Adult
050103 clinical psychology medicine.medical_specialty Adolescent media_common.quotation_subject Emotions Poison control Suicide prevention Young Adult Surveys and Questionnaires Injury prevention Developmental and Educational Psychology medicine Humans 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences Disengagement theory Psychiatry Psychological abuse media_common Adult Survivors of Child Abuse 05 social sciences Emotional security Child Abuse Sexual Checklist Psychiatry and Mental health Distress Spain Child sexual abuse Child Preschool Pediatrics Perinatology and Child Health Female Family Relations Psychology 050104 developmental & child psychology Clinical psychology |
Zdroj: | Child abuseneglect. 51 |
ISSN: | 1873-7757 |
Popis: | The Emotional Security Theory (EST) was originally developed to investigate the association between high levels of interparental conflict and child maladaptative outcome. The objective of the present study was to analyze the effects of emotional security in the family system on psychological distress among a sample of young female adult survivors of child sexual abuse (CSA). The role of emotional security was investigated through the interactive effects of a number of factors including the type of abuse, the continuity of abuse, the relationship with the perpetrator and the existence of disclosure for the abuse. Participants were 167 female survivors of CSA. Information about the abuse was obtained from a self-reported questionnaire. Emotional security was assessed with the Security in the Family System (SIFS) Scale, and the Symptom Checklist-90-Revised (SCL-90-R) was used to assess psychological distress. In the total sample, insecurity (preoccupation and disengagement) was correlated with high psychological distress scores, whereas no relationship was found between security and psychological distress. The relationship between emotional insecurity and psychological distress was stronger in cases of continued abuse and non-disclosure, while the relationship between emotional security and distress was stronger in cases of extrafamilial abuse and especially isolated or several incidents and when a disclosure had been made. No interactive effect was found between any of the three emotional variables and the type of abuse committed. The results of the current study suggest that characteristics of CSA such as relationship with the perpetrator and, especially, continuity of abuse and whether or not disclosure had been made, can affect the impact of emotional security on psychological distress of CSA survivors. |
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