ERIC Number: EJ841194
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2007
Pages: 25
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Efficacy of a Group Intervention for Adult Women Survivors of Sexual Abuse
Hebert, Martine; Bergeron, Manon
Journal of Child Sexual Abuse, v16 n4 p37-61 2007
This study evaluates the effects of a group intervention for women sexually abused in childhood or adulthood. The sample consisted of 41 women involved in a group intervention based on a feminist approach offered by help centers for sexual assault victims in Quebec and 11 women in a wait-list comparison group. Results reveal that the group intervention reduced psychological distress and consequences associated with sexual abuse and that gains were maintained at three-month follow-up. Analyses of potential factors related to differential gains indicated that abuse-related variables and concurrent individual interventions were not linked to outcomes. Exploratory analyses suggested that women experiencing severe physical partner violence showed greater gains with respect to self-blame/stigmatization, sexual anxiety, and anxiety related to assertiveness. (Contains 3 tables and 1 figure.)
Descriptors: Group Therapy, Intervention, Sexual Abuse, Violence, Females, Adults, Victims of Crime, Outcomes of Treatment, Feminism, Self Esteem, Anxiety, Assertiveness, French Canadians, Comparative Analysis, Dropouts, Control Groups, Foreign Countries
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Canada
Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Conflict Tactics Scale; Beck Depression Inventory
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