Citation

Johnson EL, Wolfteich PM, Harrell TH. J. Child Sex. Abus. 2014; 23(5): 504-518.

Affiliation

a Florida Institute of Technology.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2014, Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

DOI

10.1080/10538712.2014.919370

PMID

24830829

Abstract

Research suggests parents of sexually abused children may experience negative perceptions of themselves and their parenting abilities following the victimization of their children, which may influence the recovery process in treatment for these families. This study assessed perceived self-efficacy and parenting satisfaction among female caregivers of sexually abused children and female caregivers whose children were not victimized.

RESULTS indicated that caregivers of child victims had significantly lower levels of perceived parenting efficacy than their counterparts. There were no significant differences found between groups with regard to parenting satisfaction. The results highlight the importance of evaluating perceived parenting competence in the treatment of non-offending caregivers in order to facilitate optimal treatment of the child victim and all members of the family system.

Language: en