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Wright, Margaret O'Dougherty; Crawford, Emily; Del Castillo, Darren – Child Abuse & Neglect: The International Journal, 2009
Objective: Theoretically, exposure to experiences of emotional abuse (EA) and emotional neglect (EN) in childhood may threaten the security of attachment relationships and result in maladaptive models of self and self-in-relation to others. The purpose of this study was to explore the extent to which EA and EN treatment by parents contributed…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Alcoholism, Psychopathology, Attachment Behavior
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Fox, Kathleen M.; Gilbert, Brenda O. – Child Abuse & Neglect: The International Journal, 1994
Questionnaires assessing childhood physical abuse, childhood incest, and parental alcoholism were completed by 253 college women. Analysis of level of depression; self-esteem; and involvement with physically abusive, sexually assaultive, sexually coercive, and chemically dependent partners revealed support for an additive model of trauma that…
Descriptors: Alcoholism, Child Abuse, College Students, Depression (Psychology)
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Yama, Mark F.; And Others – Journal of Child Sexual Abuse, 1995
Investigated the relationship among childhood sexual abuse and parental alcoholism, retrospective reports of family functioning, and having had a history of either suicidal ideation or suicide attempts. Subjects (n=420) were drawn from a sample of undergraduate college women. Results indicate the experiences of childhood sexual abuse and parental…
Descriptors: Alcoholism, Child Abuse, College Students, Family (Sociological Unit)