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Childhood and adult sexual abuse, rumination on sadness, and dysphoria

Conway, Michael, Mendelson, Morris, Giannopoulos, Constantina, Csank, Patricia A.R., Holm, Susan L.·2004·Child Abuse & Neglect
DOI 10.1016/j.chiabu.2003.05.004
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Objective The study addressed the hypothesis that adults reporting sexual abuse are more likely to exhibit a general tendency to ruminate on sadness. The relations between reported abuse, rumination on sadness, and dysphoria were also examined.Method Undergraduate students (101 women and 100 men) reported on childhood and adult sexual abuse and instances of intimidation, as well as completing the Rumination on Sadness Scale [Journal of Personality Assessment 75 (2000) 404] and the Beck Depression Inventory [Depression: Clinical, Experimental, and Theoretical Aspects, Harper & Row, New York].Results Participants who reported more abuse were more likely to report rumination on sadness. Both reports of abuse and of rumination were linked to dysphoria. Overall, causal modeling indicated that two models were equally effective in accounting for the data: (a) victimization leads to dysphoria, with this relation being partly mediated by rumination and (b) victimization leads to dysphoria, which in turn leads to rumination. Both models are consistent with prior research. For men considered separately, both models were equally effective. For women, model a best accounted for the data.Conclusion One of the pathways by which victimization may lead to depression in adulthood is by encouraging the development of a tendency to ruminate on sadness. Alternatively, victimization may lead to depression by other means, and the experienced depression or dysphoria may foster rumination.

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Authors
Conway, M., Mendelson, M., Giannopoulos, C., Csank, P. A. R., & Holm, S. L.
Affiliations
Concordia University (CA)
Corresponding author
Conway, Michael
ORCID
Conway, Michael
Venue
Child Abuse & Neglect
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2004-04
Volume
28
Issue
4
Pages
393-410
ISSN
0145-2134 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.1016/j.chiabu.2003.05.004
OpenAlex
W2144386324
Cited by
91
References
74
Citations by year
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FWCI
3.78
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Licence
www.elsevier.com/tdm/userlicense/1.0/ (tdm)
Locations
  • Child Abuse & Neglect (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Child Abuse and Trauma
  • Social Sciences › Gender Studies › Sexual Assault and Victimization Studies
Keywords
child sexual abuse, adult sexual abuse, dysphoria, depression, victimization, mediation, gender differences, intimidation, Beck Depression Inventory, causal models, university students, adults, children, women
MeSH terms
Adult, Canada, Child Abuse, Sexual, Child, Preschool, Depression, Female, Humans, Male, Surveys and Questionnaires, Sex Offenses, Crime Victims

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