Sexual Assault Disclosure in Relation to Adolescent Mental Health: Results from the National Survey of Adolescents

Autor/inn/en	Broman-Fulks, Joshua J.; Ruggiero, Kenneth J.; Hanson, Rochelle F.; Smith, Daniel W.; Resnick, Heidi S.; Kilpatrick, Dean G.; Saunders, Benjamin E.
Titel	Sexual Assault Disclosure in Relation to Adolescent Mental Health: Results from the National Survey of Adolescents
Quelle	In: Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, 36 (2007) 2, S.260-266 (7 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1537-4416
DOI	10.1080/15374410701279701
Schlagwörter	Sexual Abuse; Risk; Mental Health; Delinquency; Posttraumatic Stress Disorder; Adolescents; Surveys; Depression (Psychology); Substance Abuse; Mothers; Parent Child Relationship; Self Disclosure (Individuals) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Sexueller Missbrauch; Risiko; Psychohygiene; Kriminalität; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Survey; Umfrage; Befragung; Drug use; Drug consomption; Drogenkonsum; Mother; Mutter; Parents-child relationship; Parent-child-relation; Parent-child relationship; Eltern-Kind-Beziehung
Abstract	Child sexual assault is a risk factor for a wide range of emotional and behavioral problems. Little is known about mental health functioning in relation to victims' decisions to tell someone (or not) about their assault. This study used data from a nationally representative sample of 4,023 adolescents to examine the relation between sexual assault disclosure characteristics and mental health outcomes. Results indicated that youth who disclosed the assault to someone within 1 month were at reduced risk for current major depressive episode (MDE) and delinquency. No relation was found between disclosure latency and risk for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) or substance use problems. Notably, disclosure to mothers was associated with significantly reduced risk for current PTSD and delinquency. (Author).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10