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Personality Trait Preferences for Best Friends and Romantic Partners in Women with a History of Childhood Sexual Abuse

Roth, Michelle Ann
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=dayton1303959197

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2011, Master of Arts (M.A.), University of Dayton, Psychology, Clinical.
The objective of the present research was to provide a broader examination of the association between maladaptive interpersonal relationships and childhood sexual abuse (CSA) by examining women’s personality preferences for best friends and romantic partners. This study used the Q-Method statistical procedure to examine the association between childhood sexual abuse and adult interpersonal difficulties. Women college students at the University of Dayton (N = 75) rated forty personality traits on a scale from least to most desired in a best friend and again for a romantic partner. The results revealed that women with a history of CSA showed marginally greater error variance in their preferences for romantic partners compared to women without a history of CSA.
Carolyn R. Phelps, PhD (Advisor)
Melissa L. Guadalupe, PhD (Committee Member)
Catherine L. Zois, PhD (Committee Member)
70 p.
Clinical Psychology
childhood sexual abuse; interpersonal relationships; best friends; romantic partners; personality

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  • Roth, M. A. (2011). Personality Trait Preferences for Best Friends and Romantic Partners in Women with a History of Childhood Sexual Abuse [Master's thesis, University of Dayton]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=dayton1303959197

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Roth, Michelle. Personality Trait Preferences for Best Friends and Romantic Partners in Women with a History of Childhood Sexual Abuse. 2011. University of Dayton, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=dayton1303959197.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Roth, Michelle. "Personality Trait Preferences for Best Friends and Romantic Partners in Women with a History of Childhood Sexual Abuse." Master's thesis, University of Dayton, 2011. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=dayton1303959197

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