Citation

Hebert M, Collin-Vézina D, Daigneault I, Parent N, Tremblay C. Compr. Psychiatry 2006; 47(6): 443-455.

Affiliation

Department of Sexology, University of Quebec in Montreal, Montreal (Quebec), Canada H3C 3P8. hebert.m@uqam.ca

Copyright

(Copyright © 2006, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/j.comppsych.2006.02.008

PMID

17067867

Abstract

Children who report sexual abuse (SA) have been found to display a range of internalizing and externalizing behavior problems. In the present study, a tree-based analysis was used to derive models predicting the variability of internalizing and externalizing behavior problems as well as dissociation symptoms in SA girls. Participants were 150 girls aged 4 to 12 years referred to a specialized pediatric clinic after disclosure of SA. The potential predictors taken into account included sociodemographic and abuse-related variables as well as maternal and family characteristics. The models obtained point to prior abuse as a salient variable in predicting outcomes of SA girls. Implications for the treatment for children disclosing SA are discussed.

Language: en