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Comparative Study
. 2012 Apr;200(4):329-35.
doi: 10.1097/NMD.0b013e31824cc078.

The interactive effect of blame attribution with characteristics of child sexual abuse on posttraumatic stress disorder

David Cantón-Cortés  1 , José Cantón, María Rosario Cortés
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Comparative Study

The interactive effect of blame attribution with characteristics of child sexual abuse on posttraumatic stress disorder

David Cantón-Cortés et al. J Nerv Ment Dis. 2012 Apr.

Abstract

The present study examined the role of attributions of blame for child sexual abuse (CSA) in posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms. The interactive effects of attribution of blame with characteristics of abuse on PTSD were studied. A sample of 151 female victims of CSA participated in the study. Self-blame and family blame were related to higher PTSD scores, whereas perpetrator blame was not related to PTSD. The strength of the relationship between blame and PTSD score was higher in cases of more severe, isolated, and extrafamilial abuse. The findings suggest that diminishing self-blame attributions may be particularly advantageous in cases of isolated and extrafamilial CSA, whereas diminishing family blame would be more advantageous in cases of severe abuse.

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