title: The relationship between a history of childhood sexual abuse and gender role attitudes.
abstract: This study explored the relationship between childhood sexual abuse and gender role attitudes. Female university students rated themselves and their parents on gender role attitudes and history of childhood sexual abuse. Traditional participant gender role attitude and social isolation were associated with reporting being sexually abused as a child and may thus be risk factors for, or the result of a history of, CSA in women. Traditional participant gender role attitude and low income were associated with victim distress and therefore may be detrimental to coping with a history of childhood sexual abuse. Although replication of these results is needed, discovery of attitudinal and demographic variables associated with CSA may be important in the prevention and treatment of CSA.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, P404 Duff Roblin Bldg, 190 Dysart Rd, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, R3T 2N2, Canada. umunger9@cc.umanitoba.ca
authors.forename: Jo Ann
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Unger
authors.forename: G Ron
authors.initials: GR
authors.lastname: Norton
authors.forename: Rayleen V
authors.initials: RV
authors.lastname: De Luca
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001290:Attitude; D002648:Child; D002650:Child Abuse, Sexual / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D019548:Crime Victims; D005260:Female; D005783:Gender Identity; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012737:Sex Factors; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D055815:Young Adult