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Prior interpersonal trauma: the contribution to current PTSD symptoms in female rape victims

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Nishith, Pallavi, Mechanic, Mindy B., Resick, Patricia A.·2000·Journal of Abnormal Psychology
DOI 10.1037/0021-843x.109.1.20PMC PMC2962405
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The purpose of the current study was to disentangle the relationship of childhood sexual abuse and childhood physical abuse from prior adult sexual and physical victimization in predicting current posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms in recent rape victims. The participants were a community sample of 117 adult rape victims assessed within 1 month of a recent index rape for a history of child sexual abuse, child physical abuse, other adult sexual and physical victimization, and current PTSD symptoms. Results from path analyses showed that a history of child sexual abuse seems to increase vulnerability for adult sexual and physical victimization and appears to contribute to current PTSD symptoms within the cumulative context of other adult trauma.

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  • Childhood trauma exposure increases the likelihood of PTSD post-rape.

    “Childhood trauma exposure (Ullman et al., 2007;Bryant-Davis et al., 2010;Nishith et al., 2000) and adult cumulative lifetime trauma exposure (Elklit and Christiansen, 2013;Möller et al., 2014;Ullman et al., 2007) has been found to increase the likelihood of PTSD post-rape across several studies.”

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Authors
Nishith, P., Mechanic, M. B., & Resick, P. A.
ORCID
Venue
Journal of Abnormal Psychology
Publisher
American Psychological Association (APA)
Published
2000-02
Volume
109
Issue
1
Pages
20-25
ISSN
  • 0021-843X (ISSN-L)
  • 1939-1846
DOI
10.1037/0021-843x.109.1.20
PMC
PMC2962405
OpenAlex
W2002771059
Cited by
246
References
83
Citations by year
2025: 7 · 2024: 4 · 2023: 7 · 2022: 5 · 2021: 6 · 2020: 15 · 2019: 7 · 2018: 6 · 2017: 4 · 2016: 5 · 2015: 11 · 2014: 15 · 2013: 4 · 2012: 13
FWCI
27.29
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Journal of Abnormal Psychology (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
Funders
  • National Institutes of Health
  • National Institute of Mental Health (R01MH046992, R01-MH-46992)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Gender Studies › Sexual Assault and Victimization Studies
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Child Abuse and Trauma
Keywords
post-traumatic stress disorder, rape victims, child sexual abuse, child physical abuse, prior trauma, cumulative trauma, women victims
MeSH terms
Adolescent, Adult, Child, Child Abuse, Child Abuse, Sexual, Disease Susceptibility, Female, Humans, Interpersonal Relations, Middle Aged, Models, Psychological, Surveys and Questionnaires, Rape, Sampling Studies, Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic, Crime Victims

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