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Posttraumatic growth in children and their parents following child sexual abuse

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Posttraumatic growth in children and their parents following child sexual abuse
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Louis
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Kahina
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1990-
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Kahina Louis
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Young
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Jami
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Jami Young
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Advisory Committee
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chair
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Liotta
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Lindsay
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Lindsay Liotta
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co-chair
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Rutgers University
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Graduate School of Applied and Professional Psychology
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eng
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Posttraumatic growth (PTG) is defined as the perception of positive changes following an exceptionally distressing life event (Tedeschi & Calhoun, 1996). While PTG has been observed in a wide variety of traumas, there is limited research on PTG within the context of child sexual abuse (CSA). Evidence suggests that though victims of sexual abuse can experience positive posttraumatic changes, they tend to report more and stronger negative outcomes (Simon, Smith, Fava, & Feiring, 2015), and their parents commonly experience PTSD as a result of the trauma (Şimşek, Fettahoğlu, & Özatalay, 2011). However, more research is needed to examine how PTG may present in families following CSA. This study used the short-form of the Posttraumatic Growth Inventory (PTGI-SF) and the revised Posttraumatic Growth Inventory for Children (PTGI-C-R) to explore the presentation of PTG in CSA survivors and their biological parents. The study also compared PTG levels in this population to PTG presentations following other forms of child trauma that have been examined in the literature. Participants included 10 children (ages 6-17) and their biological mothers (n = 10) who, following allegations of CSA, were referred for an evaluation at a child maltreatment center in Newark, New Jersey. The children in the study reported moderate to high levels of PTG (M =20.70, SD = 6.20), with non-significantly higher scores amongst younger children. Parents reported high levels of PTG (M = 43.80. SD = 8.84). Results of the study suggest that PTG exists among families impacted by CSA, at similar or higher levels than survivors and parents of other forms of child trauma. Future research should include replication of this study in larger samples to better understand PTG following CSA.
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Clinical Psychology
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Post-traumatic stress disorder
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Child sexual abuse
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1 online resource (iv, 31 p.)
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Psy.D.
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by Kahina Louis
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doi:10.7282/T31C21BV
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ETD doctoral
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Louis
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Kahina
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2018-06-08 02:00:13
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