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Characteristics of childhood sexual abuse in lesbians and heterosexual women. |
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Child Abuse and Neglect, 36(3), March 2012, pp.260-265. |
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0145-2134 |
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Drawing on data from the 2001 US National Study of Health and Life Experiences of Women and the 2001 Chicago Life Experiences of Women study (both longitudinal studies), researchers investigated whether lesbians report more severe childhood sexual abuse than heterosexual women. Data in both of the studies came from face-to-face interviews conducted by trained female interviewers. The article briefly describes the background to the study and its methodology and results. It reports on findings, covering demographic characteristics, childhood sexual abuse prevalence and severity, perpetrators, and self-perceived childhood sexual abuse. It concludes that the findings suggest that childhood sexual abuse is not only more prevalent among lesbians than among heterosexual women, but also more severe, and notes that these factors may contribute to lesbians' increased risk of depression, psychological distress and substance abuse. |
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child sexual abuse; lesbians; mental health problems; survivors; women; |
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www.scie-socialcareonline.org.uk/profile.asp?guid=b3deeedf-e8e2-48ea-b922-190f21bc9c45 |
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