NCJ Number
247599
Journal
Journal of Child Sexual Abuse Volume: 23 Issue: 3 Dated: 2014 Pages: 326-344
Date Published
2014
Length
19 pages
Annotation
This study aimed to explore the social relationships of child victims of sexual abuse using both self-reports and teachers' ratings.
Abstract
This study aimed to explore the social relationships of child victims of sexual abuse using both self-reports and teachers' ratings. Participants were 93 child victims of sexual abuse and a comparison group of 75 nonvictims. Teachers' assessments revealed that sexually abused children displayed greater social skill problems compared to same-age, nonabused peers and were more likely to display social difficulties nearing clinical levels. Analyses indicated that sexually abused children presented lower levels of interpersonal trust in people surrounding them yet a marginally higher level of trust in peers compared to nonabused children. Sense of loneliness and feeling different from peers did not differ between groups. Abstract published by arrangement with Taylor Francis.