Citation

Kenny MC, McEachern AG. J. Child Sex. Abus. 2007; 16(3): 19-40.

Affiliation

Department of Educational and Psychological Studies, College of Education, Florida International University, University Park, Miami, FL 33199, USA. kennym@fiu.edu

Copyright

(Copyright © 2007, Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

18032238

Abstract

This study sought to examine the family environments of a sample of Hispanic women who reported childhood sexual abuse. Eighteen women, taken from a larger college sample, were individually interviewed and administered the Family Environment Scale (FES; Moos & Moos, 1994). Cultural values and the relationship of family characteristics to the individual's experience of sexual abuse were explored. The abused women obtained significantly higher scores on the Achievement-Orientation subscale of the FES than the normative group. Qualitative data revealed some patterns in these families regarding sexual discussions and poor conflict resolution skills. Implications for treatment of Hispanic victims are discussed.

Language: en