@article{ref1,
title="Physical versus sexual abuse as reflected in adolescents' self-figure drawings: a preliminary study",
journal="Journal of child sexual abuse",
year="2021",
author="Weinger, Susan and Dahan, Amir and Gosh, Yoav and Daniel, Einav and Niv, Hagar and Ramot, Oren and Lev-Wiesel, Rachel",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="Based on the lack of validated assessment tools to detect past physical or sexual abuse, the current study examines to what extent the experience of either sexual or  physical abuse is reflected in self-figure drawings of adolescents at-risk. A  convenience sample consists of 93 adolescents at risk between the ages of 12-17  recruited from Welfare institutes divided into three groups: Group 1 included  adolescents who experienced sexual abuse, Group 2 included adolescents who  experienced physical abuse but not sexual abuse, Group 3 included adolescents who  experienced neither sexual abuse nor physical abuse. A self-report anonymous  questionnaire that consisted of demographics, traumatic events questionnaire, and  the Medical Somatic Dissociation Questionnaire (MSDQ) was administered following  Ethical approval and signing of consent forms. Participants were asked to draw  themselves on an A4 sheet of paper using a pencil. Five social workers who were  unaware of participants' experiences assessed the drawings independently for the  level of obviousness of the following indicators: face line, eyes, nose, ears, hair  stand, forehead, lower body, arms, and hands. <br><br>RESULTS yielded differences in  pictorial indicators (nose, hair stand, lower body) among the groups. MSDQ score was  found significantly higher among sexually abused victims.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1053-8712",
doi="10.1080/10538712.2020.1856993",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10538712.2020.1856993"
}