ERIC Number: EJ734181
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Publication Date: 2005-Dec
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Childhood Sexual Abuse, Relationship Satisfaction, and Sexual Risk Taking in a Community Sample of Women
Testa, Maria; VanZile-Tamsen, Carol; Livingston, Jennifer A.
Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, v73 n6 p1116-1124 Dec 2005
Childhood sexual abuse (CSA) has been proposed to influence both women's adult sexual risk behaviors and the quality of their intimate relationships. Among a household sample of women (n = 732), good fit was obtained for a model in which CSA predicted Wave 1 male partner sexual risk and aggression characteristics, resulting in lower relationship satisfaction, and ultimately in higher numbers of Wave 2 sexual partners. The model was generally replicated among women who entered new relationships at Waves 2 and 3. Partner sexual risk characteristics also were associated with women's risk of sexually transmitted infection from current partner. Elevated sexual risk behaviors among CSA survivors reflect difficulty in establishing stable and safe relationships and may be reduced by interventions aimed at improving intimate relationships.
Descriptors: Females, Sexual Abuse, Intimacy, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Child Abuse, Interpersonal Relationship, Satisfaction, At Risk Persons, Adults, Sexuality, Males, Aggression, Models
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Language: English
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