Citation

Barrett B. J. Child Sex. Abus. 2009; 18(5): 489-512.

Affiliation

University of Windsor-Ontario, Windsor, Ontario, Canada.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2009, Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

DOI

10.1080/10538710903182628

PMID

20183414

Abstract

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.

Language: en