title: Adult Sexual Outcomes of Child Sexual Abuse Vary According to Relationship Status.
abstract: This study tested a moderation model in which the association between child sexual abuse severity and negative sexual outcomes (i.e., sexual avoidance and compulsivity) differed as a function of relationships status (i.e., single, cohabiting, and married individuals). A sample of 1,033 adults completed self-report questionnaires online, and 21.5% reported childhood sexual abuse. Path analyses indicated that child sexual abuse severity was associated with higher sexual compulsivity in single individuals, both higher sexual avoidance and compulsivity in cohabiting individuals, and higher sexual avoidance in married individuals. The moderation model was invariant across men and women. These results suggest that the time course of negative sexual outcomes associated with child sexual abuse may follow distinct patterns of expression according to relationship status.
authors.affiliation: École de psychologie, Université Laval.
authors.forename: Marie-Pier
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Vaillancourt-Morel
authors.affiliation: Département de sexologie, Université du Québec à Montréal.
authors.forename: Natacha
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Godbout
authors.affiliation: École de psychologie, Université Laval.
authors.forename: Stéphane
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sabourin
authors.affiliation: Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California.
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Briere
authors.affiliation: Département de psychologie, Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières.
authors.forename: Yvan
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Lussier
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, University of Victoria.
authors.forename: Marsha
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Runtz
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D054523:Adult Survivors of Child Abuse / Q000523:psychology*; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D017533:Marital Status; D008875:Middle Aged; D012725:Sexual Behavior / Q000523:psychology*; D012747:Sexual Partners / Q000523:psychology*; D055815:Young Adult