Examines symptoms of Acute Stress Disorder (ASD), often thought of as a precursor to Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), among 54 women who already had PTSD for childhood sexual abuse. Findings suggest that a significant proportion of women with PTSD for childhood sexual abuse may be highly symptomatic for everyday stressful events that would…

Twenty-seven self-identified female survivors of childhood sexual abuse completed measures designed to elicit symptoms and self-descriptions. Discrepancies in views of current self when compared to ideal or future selves were positively correlated with all symptom measures. Self integration was negatively correlated with symptoms. (Author/DB)

This study examined the impact of telling one's story of childhood sexual abuse and its relationship with the survivor's self-capacities and history of other child maltreatment. The baseline data were collected from 134 female CSA survivors who were participating in a large intervention study. Participants were given 10 minutes to describe their…

Examines relationships between acute stress disorder (ASD) symptoms and sexual abuse history, distress, and social support among sexual abuse survivors (N=32) seeking treatment. Results show that many met criteria for all ASD symptoms. Furthermore, ASD symptoms were significantly related to seeing the self as the causal locus of the abuse. (RJM)

Objective: To evaluate the psychometric properties of a new measure, the Abuse-Related Beliefs Questionnaire (ARBQ), designed to assess abuse-related beliefs among adult survivors of childhood sexual abuse (CSA). Study 1 examined the structure of the scale, and Study 2 evaluated its reliability and validity. Method: One hundred and seventy female…