TY - JOUR
T1 - The impact of childhood sexual abuse on psychological distress among women in New Zealand
AU - Flett, Ross
AU - Kazantzis, Nikolaos
AU - Long, Nigel R
AU - MacDonald, Carol Benie
AU - Millar, Michelle M
AU - Clark, Bronwyn
AU - Edwards, Howard C
AU - Petrik, Alexandra M
PY - 2012
Y1 - 2012
N2 - PROBLEMS: In order to better understand the long-term impact of child sex abuse, this study examined the association between women s experience of abuse, health symptoms, and psychological distress in adulthood. There is limited information about child abuse outside the United States. METHODS: Nine hundred sixty-one women participated in a structured interview. RESULTS: Participants who had experienced abuse (13 ) were significantly more vulnerable to psychological distress in adulthood if they were younger, less satisfied with their standard of living, and resided in urban areas. CONCLUSION: Dissemination and evaluation of therapies for the treatment of sex abuse in the New Zealand context is warranted.
AB - PROBLEMS: In order to better understand the long-term impact of child sex abuse, this study examined the association between women s experience of abuse, health symptoms, and psychological distress in adulthood. There is limited information about child abuse outside the United States. METHODS: Nine hundred sixty-one women participated in a structured interview. RESULTS: Participants who had experienced abuse (13 ) were significantly more vulnerable to psychological distress in adulthood if they were younger, less satisfied with their standard of living, and resided in urban areas. CONCLUSION: Dissemination and evaluation of therapies for the treatment of sex abuse in the New Zealand context is warranted.
UR - http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1744-6171.2011.00311.x/pdf
U2 - 10.1111/j.1744-6171.2011.00311.x
DO - 10.1111/j.1744-6171.2011.00311.x
M3 - Article
SN - 1073-6077
VL - 25
SP - 25
EP - 32
JO - Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Nursing
JF - Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Nursing
IS - 1
ER -