Self-Reported Memory for Abuse Depends Upon Victim-Perpetrator Relationship
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Date
2001
Authors
Freyd, Jennifer J.
DePrince, Anne P.
Zurbriggen, Eileen L.
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The Haworth Press, Inc.
Abstract
We present preliminary results from the Betrayal Trauma Inventory (BTI) testing predictions from betrayal trauma theory (Freyd, 1994, 1996, in press) about the relationship between amnesia and betrayal by a caregiver. The BTI assesses trauma history using behaviorally defined events in the domains of sexual, physical, and emotional childhood abuse, as well as other lifetime traumatic events. When participants endorse an abuse experience, follow-up questions assess a variety of factors including memory impairment and perpetrator relationship. Preliminary results support our prediction that abuse perpetrated by a caregiver is related to less persistent memories of abuse. This relationship is significant for sexual and physical abuse. Regression analyses revealed that age was not a significant predictor of memory impairment and that duration of abuse could not account for the findings.
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Keywords
Memory, Amnesia, Child abuse, Betrayal trauma, Psychic trauma
Citation
Freyd, J.J., DePrince, A.P., & Zurbriggen, E.L. (2001). Self-reported memory for abuse depends upon victim-perpetrator relationship. Journal of Trauma & Dissociation 2(3), 5-17.