Skip to Main Content
 

Global Search Box

 
 
 
 

Files

File List


kent1122317261.pdf (317.14 KB)

ETD Abstract Container

Abstract Header

How childhood abuse impacts risk for HIV: The mediational role of PTSD and adult sexual assault

Stines, Lisa R.
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1122317261

Abstract Details

2005, PHD, Kent State University, College of Arts and Sciences / Department of Psychological Sciences.
The current study tested a mediational model of the relationships between childhood physical (CPA) and sexual abuse (CSA) and sexual risk in adulthood. Posttraumatic stress disorder and adult sexual assault were hypothesized to mediate the relationships between childhood abuse and behavioral and relational risk for HIV in adulthood. Participants were 202 young, inner-city women who participated in a large-scale HIV prevention project. Structural equation modeling and a series of regression analyses were used to test the proposed relationships. Results suggested that both CSA and CPA were significantly associated with PTSD and rape in adulthood. CPA was significantly related to an increased number of sexual partners and high-risk sexual relationships in adulthood. In contrast, CSA was not associated with high-risk sexual behaviors or relationships in adulthood. Support was not found for a mediational role of either PTSD or adult rape on behavioral or relational risk. Limitations of the current study and future directions for research are reviewed.
Stevan Hobfoll (Advisor)
70 p.
Psychology, Clinical
child abuse; HIV; sexual risk; high-risk behaviors; PTSD; sexual assault; rape

Recommended Citations

Citations

  • Stines, L. R. (2005). How childhood abuse impacts risk for HIV: The mediational role of PTSD and adult sexual assault [Doctoral dissertation, Kent State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1122317261

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Stines, Lisa. How childhood abuse impacts risk for HIV: The mediational role of PTSD and adult sexual assault. 2005. Kent State University, Doctoral dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1122317261.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Stines, Lisa. "How childhood abuse impacts risk for HIV: The mediational role of PTSD and adult sexual assault." Doctoral dissertation, Kent State University, 2005. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1122317261

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

kent1122317261
865
© 2005, all rights reserved.
This open access ETD is published by Kent State University and OhioLINK.
Release 3.2.12