ERIC Number: EJ863267
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2009
Pages: 24
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The Impact of Childhood Sexual Abuse and Other Forms of Childhood Adversity on Adulthood Parenting
Barrett, Betty
Journal of Child Sexual Abuse, v18 n5 p489-512 2009
This study investigated the independent impact of child sexual abuse on five dimensions of adulthood parenting after controlling for other forms of childhood adversity in a predominantly African-American sample of mothers receiving public assistance (N = 483). An analysis of data previously collected as part of the Illinois Families Study Child Well-Being Supplement was conducted to address these questions. Data were analyzed using hierarchal multiple regression. Childhood sexual abuse survivors reported significantly lower rates of parental warmth, higher rates of psychological aggression, and more frequent use of corporal punishment than mothers who had not experienced childhood sexual abuse. These effects, however, were nonsignificant when sociodemographic factors and other forms of childhood adversity were considered. Implications for future research are provided. (Contains 6 tables.)
Descriptors: Sexual Abuse, Child Abuse, Mothers, Child Rearing, Punishment, African Americans, Welfare Services, Aggression, Child Welfare, Parent Child Relationship, Multiple Regression Analysis, Child Neglect, Stress Variables, Interviews, Parenting Skills
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Illinois
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