Citation

DeLorenzi L, Daire AP, Bloom ZD. Couns. Outcome Res. Eval. 2016; 7(1): 40-52.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2016, Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

DOI

10.1177/2150137816632850

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

Sexually abused children drop out of treatment more frequently than children receiving services for other issues. While researchers suggest that chaotic family dynamics may lead to inflated attrition rates in this population, other factors that potentially contribute to treatment attrition are virtually unknown. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between child and parent characteristics with attrition for sexual abuse victims (N = 132) and their nonoffending caregivers.

RESULTS indicate that children with parents who confirmed past or current intimate partner violence were 2.5 times more likely to prematurely terminate from treatment.

Language: en