Brief report: attitudes about responding to survey questions concerning childhood sexual abuse by Hispanic female college students.
J Child Sex Abus
; 18(5): 574-81, 2009 Sep.
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| ID: mdl-20183418
ABSTRACT
In no studies have research participants been asked how they feel about answering questions concerning childhood sexual abuse. We have performed searches from two different search engines again and have found nothing published which specifically addresses this question in the way we have. A questionnaire about childhood sexual abuse was administered to a sample of Mexican-American female college students. Over 32% reported positive histories of childhood sexual abuse before age 18. These subjects were more uncomfortable (37%) than those who did not experience childhood sexual abuse when answering questions about childhood sexual abuse (12%; p < 0.00001), but they were not more uncomfortable in answering questions about alcohol or drug use. Women who were sexually abused in childhood also readily disclosed childhood sexual abuse histories despite revealing discomfort about being asked questions concerning childhood sexual abuse. Our findings support concerns by researchers that childhood sexual abuse is neglected because researchers have an unwarranted perception about how fragile sexually abused subjects are as subjects.
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Bases de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Estudantes
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Abuso Sexual na Infância
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Atitude
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Hispânico ou Latino
Tipo de estudo:
Qualitative_research
Limite:
Adult
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Child
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Female
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Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Child Sex Abus
Assunto da revista:
CIENCIAS DO COMPORTAMENTO
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PSIQUIATRIA
Ano de publicação:
2009
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Estados Unidos