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Edwards, Valerie J. |
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Freyd, Jennifer J. |
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Dube, Shanta R. |
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Anda, Robert F. |
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Felitti, Vincent J. |
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2007-07-02T18:02:16Z |
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2007-07-02T18:02:16Z |
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dc.date.issued |
2006-11 |
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Edwards, V. J., Freyd, J. J., Dube, S.R., Anda, R.F. Felitti, V.J. (November, 2006). Health effects by closeness of sexual abuse perpetrator: A test of Betrayal Trauma Theory. Poster presented at the 22nd Annual Meeting of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies, Hollywood, CA, November 4-7, 2006. |
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http://hdl.handle.net/1794/4319 |
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Betrayal trauma theory (Freyd, 1999) postulates that abuse perpetrated by a caregiver or someone close to you results in worse outcomes than abuse perpetrated by someone less central to your well-being. We used data from the Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) Study to examine this hypothesis in relation to a variety of adult health outcomes. We tested whether adults whose abuser was a family member or non-relative living in the home would report substantially poorer health than those whose abuser was a family friend, relative living outside the home, or a stranger. Participants were HMO members undergoing a complete physical examination. 3,100 (17.4%) reported some form of childhood sexual abuse (fondling, attempted intercourse, or intercourse) and also identified their abuser. Thirty-two percent of sexual abuse survivors had high betrayal, defined as an abuser who was a family or non-family member living in the home. Over 75% of those reporting a high betrayal abuser were women. High betrayal abuse was related to depression, anxiety, suicidality, panic, and anger. High betrayal subjects had poorer health functioning on the SF-36 role-physical, role-emotional, and social functioning scales than low betrayal victims. |
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Health Effects by Closeness of Sexual Abuse Perpetrator: A Test of Betrayal Trauma Theory |
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