title: Crocodile talk: attributions of incestuously abused and nonabused sisters.
abstract: This study is a qualitative analysis of the attributions of sisters (abused and nonabused sister dyads, n = 10 and abused sister dyads, n = 10) who grew up in an incestuous family. While the sibling subsystem is reported to be the most important and enduring relational environment in the life of the family, little is known about the cognitions and attributions of siblings, regarding incest. This study examines the attributions of participants regarding the general sibling group, victim selection and nonselection, as well as attributions regarding jealousy, protection, and guilt within the sister relationship.
authors.affiliation: School of Social Welfare, State University of New York at Stony Brook 11794, USA.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Monahan
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D016241:Child of Impaired Parents / Q000523:psychology; D002675:Child, Preschool; D017579:Domestic Violence / Q000523:psychology; D005219:Father-Child Relations; D005260:Female; D006167:Guilt; D006801:Humans; D007179:Incest / Q000523:psychology*; D007223:Infant; D007389:Internal-External Control; D007578:Jealousy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012539:Scapegoating; D012801:Sibling Relations; D014705:Verbal Behavior