Partner abuse among women whose children have been sexually abused: an exploratory study.
To explore partner abuse among women in families in which a child has disclosed child sexual abuse, 102 mothers completed a measure of partner abuse and the Coping Responses Inventory. Results suggest that, like women in the general population, mothers of children who have been sexually abused have often experienced partner abuse. As expected, physical abuse in a current relationship was found to be related to the use of avoidance strategies in dealing with the sexual abuse disclosure. The implications for practitioners and for future research are discussed.
Hiebert-Murphy
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Faculty of Social Work, University of Manitoba, Winnepeg, Manitoba, R3T 2N2, Canada. hiebrt@cc.umanitoba.ca
D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000328:Adult; D018585:Battered Women / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D002648:Child; D002650:Child Abuse, Sexual / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007179:Incest / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D008019:Life Style; D008875:Middle Aged; D009035:Mothers / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D015995:Prevalence; D013179:Spouse Abuse / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D014754:Violence / Q000706:statistics & numerical data