Abuse disclosures of youth with problem sexualized behaviors and trauma symptomology |
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| Institution: | 1. The Ohio State University College of Social Work, 325 Stillman Hall, 1947 N College Rd, Columbus, OH 43210, United States;2. The Center for Family Safety and Healing, Nationwide Children’s Hospital, 655 East Livingston Avenue, Columbus, OH 43205, United States;3. Nationwide Children’s Hospital, 700 Children''s Drive, Columbus, OH 43205, United States;4. The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Nationwide Children’s Hospital, 700 Children''s Drive, Columbus, OH 43205, United States;1. Fairleigh Dickinson University, School of Psychology (T-WH1-01), Metropolitan Campus, 1000 River Rd., Teaneck, NJ 07666, USA;2. Research Center for Statistics and Actuarial Science in Medicine, School of Statistics, Xi’An University of Finance and Economics, 2 Weichang Lu, Chang''an District, Xi''an, Shaanxi Province, China;3. Bentley University, Department of Mathematical Sciences, 175 Forest Street, Waltham, MA 02452, USA;4. Massachusetts General Hospital, Department of Surgery, 55 Fruit Street, Boston, MA 02114, USA;5. Justice Resource Institute,160 Gould Street, Suite 300, Needham, MA 02494, USA;1. University of Ottawa, Department of Psychology, 136 Jean Jacques Lussier (3001), Ottawa, ON, Canada K1N 6N5;2. Ryerson University, Department of Psychology, 350 Victoria Street, Toronto, ON, Canada M5B 2K3;3. Royal Ottawa Mental Health Care Group, Family Court Clinic, 1145 Carling Avenue, Ottawa, ON, Canada K1Z 7K4;4. University of Ottawa Institute of Mental Health Research, 1145 Carling Avenue, Ottawa, ON, Canada K1Z 7K4;1. Fairleigh Dickinson University, School of Psychology (T-WH1-01), Metropolitan Campus, 1000 River Road, Teaneck, NJ 07666, USA;2. Bentley University, Department of Mathematical Sciences, 175 Forest Street, Waltham, MA 02452, USA;3. Massachusetts General Hospital, Department of Surgery, 55 Fruit Street, Boston, MA 02114, USA;4. Justice Resource Institute, 160 Gould Street, Suite 300, Needham, MA 02494, USA;5. William James College, 1 Wells Avenue, Newton, MA 02459, USA |
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| Abstract: | BackgroundThe majority of youth with problem sexualized behaviors (PSB) have substantiated experiences of abuse or exposures to violence (Silovsky & Niec, 2002). Little is known about specific abuse experiences that may differentiate youth with PSB from those without. Few studies have examined the types of abuse associated with post-traumatic stress symptomology.ObjectiveThe current study explored two research questions: (1) Do children with PSB differ from children without PSB in terms of their abuse disclosures?; and (2) Are the types of abuse disclosed associated with the child’s scores on a post-traumatic stress measure?.Participants & settingData were analyzed for youth (N = 950) ages 3–18 years who completed a clinical assessment at a child advocacy center in the Midwest during the 2015 calendar year.MethodsYouth completed assessments that included a forensic interview and either the Trauma Symptom Checklist for Young Children (TSCYC) for children ages 3–10 years, or the Trauma Symptom Checklist for Children (TSCC) for children ages 11–16 years. Bivariate logistic regression was used to answer the research questions.ResultsFindings indicated that youths who disclosed offender to victim fondling were less likely to disclose PSB (OR = 0.460, p = .026), and children exposed to pornography were more likely to disclose PSB (OR = 3.252, p = .001). Additionally, youth who disclosed physical abuse (OR = 1.678, p = .001) or victim to offender sexual contact (OR = 2.242, p = .003) had higher odds of clinically significant trauma scores.ConclusionsImplications for practitioners and future research directions are discussed. |
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| Keywords: | Child abuse Maltreatment Problem sexual behavior Self-report Trauma Victimization |
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