TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1996//
TI  - Mediators of the long-term impact of child sexual abuse: perceived stigma, betrayal, powerlessness, and self-blame
JO  - Child abuse and neglect
A1  - Coffey, Patricia
A1  - Leitenberg, H.
A1  - Henning, Kris
A1  - Turner, T.
A1  - Bennett, R. T.
SP  - 447
EP  - 455
VL  - 20
IS  - 5
N2  - Using a community sample of 192 adult women who had been sexually abused during childhood, the present study tested the hypothesis that perceived stigma, betrayal, powerlessness, and self-blame mediate the long-term effects of child sexual abuse. A path analysis indicated that the level of psychological distress currently experienced by adult women who had been sexually abused in childhood was mediated by feelings of stigma and self-blame. This result provides partial support for Finkelhor and Browne's (1985) traumagenic dynamics model of child sexual abuse. The limitations of the study are discussed.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0145-2134
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -