The Relationship Among Childhood Sexual Abuse, Parental Alcoholism, Family Environment and Suicidal Behavior in Female College Students

This study investigated the relationship among childhood sexual abuse and parental alcoholism, retroscpective reports of family functioning, and having had a history of either suicidal ideation or suicide attempts. Subjects were drawn from a sample of undergraduate college women. Results demonstrate...

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Published in:Journal of child sexual abuse 1995-01, Vol.4 (4), p.79-93
Main Authors: Yama, Mark F., Tovey, Stephanie L., Fogas, Bruce S., Morris, Jennifer
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescents
Alcoholic parents
Alcoholism
Child Abuse
Child abuse & neglect
Child Sexual Abuse
Childhood Factors
Childhood sexual abuse
College Students
Community Surveys
Comparison
Factors
Family (Sociological Unit)
Family Conflict
Family Environment
Family Influence
Family Life
Family Problems
Family Relationship
Females
Higher Education
Home Environment
Idaho
Parent Child Relations
Parent Child Relationship
Self Destructive Behavior
Self Injurious Behavior
Sex crimes
Sexual Abuse
Students
Suicidal behaviour
Suicide
Suicides & suicide attempts
Undergraduate Students
Universities
USA
Women
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Summary:This study investigated the relationship among childhood sexual abuse and parental alcoholism, retroscpective reports of family functioning, and having had a history of either suicidal ideation or suicide attempts. Subjects were drawn from a sample of undergraduate college women. Results demonstrated that the experiences of childhood sexual abuse and parental alcoholism independetly predicted higher levels of suicidality. In addition, subjects' reports of past family conflict were associated with higher levels of suicidality, whereas reports that families were cohesive, fostered expressiveness and indpendence, engaged in intellectual-cultural recreational opportunities, and emphasized moral-religous values were associated with decreased risk. Regression models were found useful in describing the joint effects of childhood adversity and family environment.
ISSN:1053-8712
1547-0679
DOI:10.1300/J070v04n04_05