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Gender differences in social reactions to abuse disclosures, post-abuse coping, and PTSD of child sexual abuse survivors

Ullman, Sarah E., Filipas, Henrietta H.·2005·Child Abuse & Neglect
DOI 10.1016/j.chiabu.2005.01.005
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Objective This research examines the understudied issue of gender differences in disclosure, social reactions, post-abuse coping, and PTSD of adult survivors of child sexual abuse (CSA). Method Data were collected on a cross-sectional convenience sample of 733 college students completing a confidential survey about their demographic characteristics, sexual abuse experiences, disclosure characteristics, post-abuse coping, and social reactions from others. Results Female students reported greater prevalence and severity of CSA, more distress and self-blame immediately post-assault, and greater reliance on coping strategies of withdrawal and trying to forget than male students. Women were more likely to have disclosed their abuse to others, to have received positive reactions, and to report greater PTSD symptom severity, but were no more likely to receive negative reactions upon disclosure than men. Women delaying disclosure had greater PTSD symptom severity, whereas men's symptoms did not vary by timing of disclosure. Additional regression analyses examined predictors of PTSD symptom severity and negative and positive social reactions to abuse disclosures. Conclusions Several gender differences were observed in this sample of college students in terms of sexual abuse experiences, psychological symptoms, coping, PTSD, and some aspects of disclosure and social reactions from others.

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  • The more detailed, insightful, and extensive the disclosures are, the less posttraumatic symptoms they are likely to experience and the better their outcomes tend to be.

    “Further, the more detailed, insightful, and extensive the disclosures are, the less posttraumatic symptoms they are likely to experience and the better their outcomes tend to be, demonstrating the utility of trauma-related disclosure for facilitating trauma processing (Pennebaker et al., 1997;Pérez et al., 2017;Ullman & Filipas, 2005).”

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Authors
Ullman, S. E., & Filipas, H. H.
Affiliations
University of Illinois Chicago (US)
Corresponding author
Ullman, Sarah E.
ORCID
Ullman, Sarah E.
Venue
Child Abuse & Neglect
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2005-07
Volume
29
Issue
7
Pages
767-782
ISSN
0145-2134 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.1016/j.chiabu.2005.01.005
OpenAlex
W2022271174
Cited by
383
References
6
Citations by year
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FWCI
13.50
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 › Clinical Psychology › Child Abuse and Trauma
  • Social Sciences › Gender Studies › Sexual Assault and Victimization Studies
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research
Keywords
child sexual abuse, gender differences, disclosure of abuse, post-traumatic stress disorder, PTSD symptom severity, self-blame, disclosure timing, university students, coping strategies, prevalence of child sexual abuse
MeSH terms
Adaptation, Psychological, Adolescent, Adult, Child, Child Abuse, Sexual, Fear, Female, Humans, Male, Surveys and Questionnaires, Regression Analysis, Risk Factors, Sex Factors, Social Adjustment, Social Environment, Socioeconomic Factors, Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic, Students, United States, Crime Victims, Disclosure

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