Invited CommentarySexual abuse of children—Unique in its effects on development?
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2021, Child Abuse and NeglectCitation Excerpt :Interestingly, however, the female CSA group (Class 4) consistently endorsed similar or higher levels of mental health problems than three of the broadly exposed groups (Classes 2, 3, and 5). These findings suggest that CSA itself, particularly for girls, may constitute a unique victimization experience with profound and debilitating mental health effects, possibly due to accompanied feelings of shame, powerlessness, and stigmatization (Finkelhor & Browne, 1985; Lewis et al., 2015; Noll, 2008). The combination of CSA with other adversities (High PA) represented the most pernicious constellation of adversities among the girls suggesting that the negative effect of sexual victimization is significantly amplified if it occurs in conjunction with other adversities (Debowska et al., 2017).
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2019, Child Abuse and NeglectCitation Excerpt :Applied studies in factor analysis suggest that less frequently endorsed items may form their own factor regardless of conceptual overlap (Floyd & Widaman, 1995). Thus, Factor 2 may reflect forms of maltreatment that respondents less frequently endorsed, although potentially for different reasons such as underreporting due to stigma and shame associated with sexual abuse (Noll, 2008; Widom & Morris, 1997), or inability to remember events due to the young age at which physical neglect most frequently occurs (Mayer et al., 2007; Pinto & Maia, 2013). It is important for interpretation to note that Factor 2 was most strongly correlated with endorsements of sexual abuse (Pett, Lackey, & Sullivan, 2003).
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