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Incidence of Wife Abuse in Incestuous Families.
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Truesdell, Donna L.; And Others – Social Work, 1986
Investigates a largely uncharted dynamic in the literature--the incidence of wife abuse among incestuous families--and suggests that professional caregivers reevaluate conventional treatment modalities that are based on certain assumptions regarding the mother's role in incest. (Author)
Descriptors: Counselor Role, Family Violence, Incest, Incidence
Profiles of Juvenile Male Incest Perpetrators: Preliminary Treatment Implications.
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Nanjundappa, G.; And Others – Journal of Offender Counseling, 1987
Evaluated the effects on participants' self-image of sexual offenses they had committed. Subjects (N=6) were male adolescents convicted of child molestation in a residential treatment and care facility. Results suggested subjects (who were themselves victims of family violence) perceived an above average self-image and handled their problems by…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Child Abuse, Criminals, Family Violence
Victims of Their Families.
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Cantrell, Peggy – Now and Then, 1991
Surveys of 433 college students and 258 high school students in Appalachia revealed rates of domestic violence similar to those found nationally. However, rates of parent-to-child violence were about 10 percent higher. Among 239 Appalachian adult women, 38 percent reported having at least 1 incestuous experience during childhood. (SV)
Descriptors: Child Abuse, College Students, Educational Attainment, Family Violence
A Social Exchange Explanation for the Child Sexual Abuse Accommodation Syndrome.
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Leonard, Elizabeth D. – Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 1996
Social exchange framework is applied to Summit's Child Sexual Abuse Accommodation Syndrome, which describes a common pattern of interaction and response among child victims of sexual abuse, their caretakers, and adult offenders. Analysis of the syndrome demonstrates the applicability of the exchange perspective for this aspect of child sexual…
Descriptors: Adults, Child Abuse, Children, Crime
Individual Predictors of Outcome in Group Treatment for Incest Survivors.
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Follette, Victoria M.; And Others – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1991
Evaluated 65 sexually abused women who participated in time-limited group therapy on demographic variables, sexual abuse history, family characteristics, and initial levels of depression and distress. Found that education, marital status, type of sexual contact, and initial levels of depression and distress predicted response to treatment, and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adjustment (to Environment), Depression (Psychology), Family Characteristics
Family Violence and Incest in Appalachia.
Cantrell, Peggy J. – Journal of the Appalachian Studies Association, 1994
Four projects involving high school sophomores, college students, and young women investigated intrafamily violence and incest in southern Appalachia. Relationships of family stress, educational attainment, and family process variables to physical violence and abuse are discussed. Over one-third of women reported at least one incestuous…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, College Students, Comparative Analysis, Early Intervention
Sensitive Materials in U.S. Public Schools.
VanMeter, Vandelia L. – School Library Media Quarterly, 1991
Describes results of a nationwide survey of elementary and secondary school library media centers that examined their holdings on AIDS, child abuse, family violence, homosexuality, and incest. Topics discussed include accessibility through subject headings, whether the topics are covered in the curriculum, and how difficult it is to find…
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Child Abuse, Controversial Issues (Course Content), Elementary Secondary Education