The role of dissociation in revictimization across the lifespan: A 32-year prospective study

Exposure to childhood abuse puts women at risk for revictimization in adult intimate relationships, but knowledge about the mechanism by which it occurs is limited. The present study investigated whether dissociation mediates the effect of exposure to physical or sexual child abuse on intimate partn...

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Published in:Child abuse & neglect 2018-05, Vol.79, p.144-153
Main Authors: Zamir, Osnat, Szepsenwol, Ohad, Englund, Michelle M., Simpson, Jeffry A.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adolescent girls
Adolescents
Adult
Adult Survivors of Child Abuse - psychology
Adult Survivors of Child Abuse - statistics & numerical data
Adults
At risk populations
Child
Child abuse
Child abuse & neglect
Child Abuse - psychology
Child Abuse - statistics & numerical data
Child Abuse, Sexual - psychology
Child Abuse, Sexual - statistics & numerical data
Child sexual abuse
Child welfare
Child, Preschool
Childbirth & labor
Childhood
Children
Crime Victims - psychology
Crime Victims - statistics & numerical data
Dissociation
Dissociative Disorders - psychology
Domestic violence
Family Violence
Female
Females
Gender roles
Humans
Infant
Infant, Newborn
Interpersonal Relations
Intimacy
Intimate partner violence
Intimate Partner Violence - psychology
Intimate Partner Violence - statistics & numerical data
Longevity
Longitudinal Studies
Middle Aged
Minnesota
Physical Abuse - psychology
Physical Abuse - statistics & numerical data
Physical Examination
Prospective Studies
Revictimization
Sexual abuse
Sexual Behavior
Sexual Partners
Victimization
Women
Young Adult
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Summary:Exposure to childhood abuse puts women at risk for revictimization in adult intimate relationships, but knowledge about the mechanism by which it occurs is limited. The present study investigated whether dissociation mediates the effect of exposure to physical or sexual child abuse on intimate partner violence in adulthood. We tested this using prospective data collected from birth to age 32 from 80 female participants in the Minnesota Longitudinal Study of Risk and Adaptation. We found that women who experienced sexual or physical abuse during the first 17.5 years of life (n = 37) were more likely (r = 0.30, p 
ISSN:0145-2134
1873-7757
DOI:10.1016/j.chiabu.2018.02.001