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KMID : 0981220130130010065
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Congnitive Behavior Therapy in Korea
2013 Volume.13 No. 1 p.65 ~ p.86
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The effects of attributions and perceptions on depression, anxiety, PTSD symptoms in sexually abused children
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Choi Ji-Young
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Abstract
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The purpose of this study was (a) to explore which factors have the effects on attributions and perceptions of sexually abuse children, and (b) to identify the effects of attributions and perceptions on depression, anxiety, and PTSD symptoms in sexually abused children. With 145 sexually abused children(ages 7-13), first, this study assessed contributions of demographic variables(age, sex), pre-incident variables(family income, family structure, cumulative of interpersonal traumas), sexual abuse characteristics(severity of abuse, duration of abuse, relationship with perpetrator), and post-incident factors(disclosure, delay in help) on children’s attributions and perceptions(Children’s Attribution and Perception Scale; CAPS). The results indicated a significant contribution of delay in help on attributions and perceptions in multiple regression analysis. Second, this study found significant effects of attributions and perceptions on self-reported depression(CDI), anxiety(RCMAS), PTSD symptoms(TSCC) of sexually abused children in hierarchial regression analysis where demographic variables(age, sex), pre-incident variables, sexual abuse characteristics, and post-incident factors were considered together. The results of this study indicate that parent’s supports and reaction play a important role in developing children’s attributions and perceptions. It also suggested that children’s attributions and perceptions have significant effects on depression, anxiety, PTSD symptoms in sexually abused children. Limitations of this study and suggestions for future research and discussed.
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KEYWORD
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children’s attribution and perception, sexual abuse, depression, anxiety, PTSD symptoms
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