Predicting the impact of child sexual abuse on women: the role of abuse severity, parental support, and coping strategies.
- L. Merrill, C. Thomsen, B. B. Sinclair, S. Gold, J. Milner
- PsychologyJournal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology
- 1 December 2001
Female Navy recruits (N = 5,226) completed surveys assessing history of childhood sexual abuse (CSA), childhood strategies for coping with CSA, childhood parental support, and current psychological…
Childhood Abuse and Sexual Revictimization in a Female Navy Recruit Sample
- L. Merrill, C. Newell, S. G. Rosswork
- PsychologyJournal of Traumatic Stress
- 1 April 1999
Despite ethnic group differences in the prevalence of victimization, the predictors of rape did not differ significantly across ethnic groups.
Definitional Issues and Mediating Variables in the Sexual Revictimization of Women Sexually Abused as Children
This study examined the effect of child sexual abuse, defined three different ways, and three definitions of adult sexual assault on revictimization rates. Child definitions varied in the degree of…
Prevalence of premilitary adult sexual victimization and aggression in a Navy recruit sample.
- L. Merrill, C. Newell, S. R. Thornton
- PsychologyMilitary Medicine
- 1 April 1998
The results of this study suggest that it may be cost-effective to develop treatment education, and prevention programs for military recruits, and a high percentage of recruits in this study reported histories of sexual assault.
A Cross-Validation Study of the Trauma Symptom Checklist
- S. Gold, L. Milan, A. Mayall, A. E. Johnson
- Psychology
- 1 March 1994
The study examines the responses to the Trauma Symptom Checklist (TSC) of college women (n = 654) sexually abused as children, sexually assaulted as adults, sexually assaulted as children and adults,…
History of Child Sexual Abuse and Adult Sexual Fantasies
- S. Gold
- PsychologyViolence and Victims
- 1 January 1991
It was suggested that the sexual fantasies of women with a history of abuse may reflect the sexualizing effect of childhood sexual experiences and that fantasies of the abusive experience may become intrusive.
Two Studies of Females' Sexual Force Fantasies
- S. Gold, B. F. Balzano, Robin T. Stamey
- Psychology
- 1 March 1991
Two studies were conducted to test the hypothesis that women with sexual fantasies involving force are interested in a more diverse range of sexual stimuli than women without force fantasies. In…
Gender Differences in First Sexual Fantasies
- S. Gold, R. G. Gold
- Psychology
- 1 September 1991
Gender differences were examined in self-reported first sexual fantasies. Subjects wrote two of the earliest fantasies they could recall and two current fantasies. Males reported having their first…
Gender Roles, Aggression, and Alcohol Use in Dating Relationships
We examined the relationship among gender roles (i.e., hypermasculinity and hyperfemininity), psychological maltreatment, verbal and physical aggression, and alcohol use in dating couples. Fifty‐six…
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