TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2009//
TI  - The Development of a Sexual Abuse Severity Score: Characteristics of Childhood Sexual Abuse Associated With Trauma Symptomatology, Somatization, and Alcohol Abuse
JO  - Journal of interpersonal violence
A1  - Zink, Therese M.
A1  - Klesges, Lisa
A1  - Stevens, Sally
A1  - Decker, Paul
SP  - 537
EP  - 546
VL  - 24
IS  - 3
N2  - Childhood sexual abuse (CSA) is common and is associated with both mental and physical health problems in adulthood. Using data from an age- and sexstratified population survey of 600 Olmsted County, Minnesota, residents, a Sexual Abuse Severity Score was developed. The abuse characteristics of 156 CSA respondents were associated with self-reported trauma, somatization, and alcohol use. Characteristics included age of first sexual abuse, more than one perpetrator, degree of coercion, severity of abuse (i.e., attempted intercourse is more severe than fondling), and the number of occurrences. This is one of the few reports to develop a risk summary that quantifies the severity of CSA.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0886-2605
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0886260508317198
ID  - ref1
ER  -