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Therapist responses to childhood sexual abuse disclosures

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dc.contributor.authorKarwan, Arvind K., author
dc.contributor.authorChavez, Ernest, advisor
dc.contributor.authorBloom, Larry, advisor
dc.contributor.authorSwaim, Randall, committee member
dc.contributor.authorBishop, Pamela, committee member
dc.date.accessioned2007-01-03T08:10:31Z
dc.date.available2007-01-03T08:10:31Z
dc.date.issued2012
dc.description.abstractThe present study investigated possible differences in how male and female therapists respond to a disclosure of childhood sexual abuse (CSA) from a male or female client. A total of N = 249 practicing psychologists read a vignette describing a disclosure of CSA by a client. Participants were then asked to complete quantitative and qualitative measures on disclosure responses, attitudes toward survivors of CSA, and socially desirable response patterns. Multivariate analyses indicated that, after accounting for attitudes toward survivors of CSA, male and female therapists did not significantly differ on their responses to a CSA disclosure, and that male and female clients did not elicit significantly different responses. Data from the present study was compared with that of a previous study on college student responses to CSA disclosures. These post-hoc analyses revealed that college students were more likely than therapists to provide emotionally supportive, distracting, and egocentric responses to a CSA disclosure. Analyses also revealed that therapists endorsed significantly more negative attitudes toward survivors of CSA than college students. Implications for clinical practice and future directions for research are discussed.
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dc.format.mediumdoctoral dissertations
dc.identifierKarwan_colostate_0053A_11141.pdf
dc.identifierETDF2012400296PSYC
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10217/67937
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherColorado State University. Libraries
dc.relation.ispartof2000-2019
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dc.subjectadult survivors
dc.subjectattitudes
dc.subjectchild sexual abuse
dc.subjectdisclosure responses
dc.subjecttherapist responses
dc.subjecttreatment
dc.titleTherapist responses to childhood sexual abuse disclosures
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thesis.degree.disciplinePsychology
thesis.degree.grantorColorado State University
thesis.degree.levelDoctoral
thesis.degree.nameDoctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)

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