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Deficits in Emotion Regulation Mediate the Relationship between Childhood Abuse and Later Eating Disorder Symptoms
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Burns, Erin E.; Fischer, Sarah; Jackson, Joan L.; Harding, Hilary G. – Child Abuse & Neglect: The International Journal, 2012
The present study examined the relationship of child maltreatment to both emotion dysregulation and subsequent eating pathology. In an effort to extend previous research, the authors examined the unique impact of childhood emotional abuse (CEA) on emotion dysregulation and eating disorder (ED) symptoms while controlling for the effects of sexual…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Structural Equation Models, Eating Disorders, Pathology
Attributions of Responsibility in a Child Sexual Abuse (CSA) Vignette among Respondents with CSA Histories: The Role of Abuse Similarity to a Hypothetical Victim
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Harding, Hilary G.; Zinzow, Heidi M.; Burns, Erin E.; Jackson, Joan L. – Journal of Child Sexual Abuse, 2010
Previous research suggests that similarity to a victim may influence attributions of responsibility in hypothetical child sexual abuse scenarios. One aspect of similarity receiving mixed support in the literature is respondent child sexual abuse history. Using a sample of 1,345 college women, the present study examined child sexual abuse history,…
Descriptors: Sexual Abuse, Child Abuse, Victims of Crime, Vignettes
Family Environment and Childhood Sexual Victimization: A Test of the Buffering Hypothesis.
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Ray, Kelle Chandler; Jackson, Joan L. – Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 1997
Examined the potential of family cohesion and organization to act as buffers against the long-term, negative impact of childhood sexual abuse. College women (N=266) completed various self-report measures. Results indicate no evidence for a buffering effect, although both family characteristics were related to participants' current social and…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, College Students, Family Environment, Family Influence
Childhood Sexual Abuse: An Examination of Family Functioning.
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Long, Patricia J.; Jackson, Joan L. – Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 1994
A sample of 80 college women reporting childhood sexual abuse and 92 failing to report sexual abuse were examined to investigate the patterns of family functioning and the occurrence of various patterns of abuse. Results indicated that victims and nonvictims were not evenly distributed across family types, and no significant relationships were…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, College Students, Family Characteristics, Family Environment
Child Sexual and Physical Abuse among College Students in Singapore and the United States
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Back, Sudie E.; Jackson, Joan L.; Fitzgerald, Monica; Shaffer, Anne; Salstrom, Seoka; Osman, Mohamad Maliki – Child Abuse & Neglect: The International Journal, 2003
Objectives: The purpose of this study was to explore differences in rates and characteristics of child sexual and physical abuse experiences among women in Singapore and the US. Method: Participants (N=153) completed an anonymous questionnaire which assessed experiences of childhood sexual and physical abuse, abuse characteristics (e.g.,…
Descriptors: Sexual Abuse, Child Abuse, Females, Foreign Countries