TY - JOUR
T1 - The development of a sexual abuse severity score
T2 - Characteristics of childhood sexual abuse associated with trauma symptomatology, somatization, and alcohol abuse
AU - Zink, Therese
AU - Klesges, Lisa
AU - Stevens, Susanna
AU - Decker, Paul
PY - 2009/3
Y1 - 2009/3
N2 - Childhood sexual abuse (CSA) is common and is associated with both mental and physical health problems in adulthood. Using data from an age- and sex-stratified population survey of 600 Olmsted County, Minnesota, residents, a Sexual Abuse Severity Score was developed. The abuse characteristics of 156 CSA respondents were associated with self-reported trauma, somatization, and alcohol use. Characteristics included age of first sexual abuse, more than one perpetrator, degree of coercion, severity of abuse (i.e., attempted intercourse is more severe than fondling), and the number of occurrences. This is one of the few reports to develop a risk summary that quantifies the severity of CSA.
AB - Childhood sexual abuse (CSA) is common and is associated with both mental and physical health problems in adulthood. Using data from an age- and sex-stratified population survey of 600 Olmsted County, Minnesota, residents, a Sexual Abuse Severity Score was developed. The abuse characteristics of 156 CSA respondents were associated with self-reported trauma, somatization, and alcohol use. Characteristics included age of first sexual abuse, more than one perpetrator, degree of coercion, severity of abuse (i.e., attempted intercourse is more severe than fondling), and the number of occurrences. This is one of the few reports to develop a risk summary that quantifies the severity of CSA.
KW - Adolescent victims
KW - Child abuse
KW - Hx of child abuse
KW - Male victims
KW - PTSD
KW - Sexual abuse
KW - Sexual assault
KW - Situational factors
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=59349096159&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1177/0886260508317198
DO - 10.1177/0886260508317198
M3 - Article
C2 - 18451098
AN - SCOPUS:59349096159
SN - 0886-2605
VL - 24
SP - 537
EP - 546
JO - Journal of Interpersonal Violence
JF - Journal of Interpersonal Violence
IS - 3
ER -