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Peer reviewedGold, Erica R. – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1986
Explored the relation between childhood sexual victimization experience and adult functioning. Victimized women differed from nonvictims on: (a) childhood family and social experiences; (b) adult attributional style; and (c) level of depression, psychological distress, self-esteem, and sexual problems. Suggests that the sexually victimized women's…
Descriptors: Adult Development, Attribution Theory, Child Abuse, Coping
