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Download full textTesta, Maria; And Others – 1990
The role of social support in moderating the impact of childhood sexual abuse on adult psychological adjustment was examined. Women were drawn from three clinical samples (women in treatment for alcoholism, for being battered, or for mental health treatment) and two nonclinical sources (women arrested for driving while intoxicated and a random…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Alcoholism, Battered Women, Child Abuse
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Direct linkTesta, Maria; VanZile-Tamsen, Carol; Livingston, Jennifer A. – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 2005
Childhood sexual abuse (CSA) has been proposed to influence both women's adult sexual risk behaviors and the quality of their intimate relationships. Among a household sample of women (n = 732), good fit was obtained for a model in which CSA predicted Wave 1 male partner sexual risk and aggression characteristics, resulting in lower relationship…
Descriptors: Females, Sexual Abuse, Intimacy, Sexually Transmitted Diseases
