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Childhood Sexual Abuse, Revictimization and Substance Use Among a Clinical Sample: Impulsivity and Insight as Related Factors
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Ditmer, Monica Charmane
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http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=dayton1416951878
Abstract Details
Year and Degree
2014, Master of Arts (M.A.), University of Dayton, Psychology, Clinical.
Abstract
A relationship between childhood sexual abuse (CSA) and substance abuse has been empirically validated through many different studies, within both community and psychiatric populations (Bailey, 2007; Arellano, 1996; Plant, Miller, & Plant, 2004; Saunders, Kilpatrick, Hanson, Resnick, & Walker, 1999). Substance abuse can also be thought of as a risk factor for revictimization (Classen, Palesh, & Aggarwal, 2005). The relationship between sexual assault, both CSA and revictimization, and substance use has been consistent throughout research. However, research which distinguishes between risk factors, correlates, and consequences is limited in scope. Therefore, it is necessary for research to focus on the possible mediating and moderating effects between CSA, revictimization, and substance use. This current study examined CSA and revictimization in relation to substance use in a psychiatric population. Impulsivity and insight were also examined for their potential role in the relationship between CSA and substance abuse, and revictimization and substance abuse. Results indicated that, in this sample, substance use was independent from the presence of CSA, X² (2, 115)=1.62, p=.45. It was also determined that substance use was independent from revictimization, X² (2,115) =2.54, p=.28. Additionally, there were no differences in either insight or impulse based on group. Difficulties related to archival studies, subjectivity of assessment, institutional constraints, and hospital policies are discussed in regards to the results of this study.
Committee
Carolyn Roecker-Phelps (Committee Chair)
Keri Brown-Kirschman (Committee Member)
Catherine Zois (Committee Member)
Pages
42 p.
Subject Headings
Behavioral Sciences
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Clinical Psychology
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Psychology
Keywords
Childhood sexual abuse
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revictimization
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substance use
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impulsivity
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insight
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inpatient
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Ditmer, M. C. (2014).
Childhood Sexual Abuse, Revictimization and Substance Use Among a Clinical Sample: Impulsivity and Insight as Related Factors
[Master's thesis, University of Dayton]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=dayton1416951878
APA Style (7th edition)
Ditmer, Monica.
Childhood Sexual Abuse, Revictimization and Substance Use Among a Clinical Sample: Impulsivity and Insight as Related Factors.
2014. University of Dayton, Master's thesis.
OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center
, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=dayton1416951878.
MLA Style (8th edition)
Ditmer, Monica. "Childhood Sexual Abuse, Revictimization and Substance Use Among a Clinical Sample: Impulsivity and Insight as Related Factors." Master's thesis, University of Dayton, 2014. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=dayton1416951878
Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)
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