1. Objectifs

Intentions :
«The aim of this study was to assess the possible link between CSA [child sexual abuse]and dating victimization and to document whether adolescent girls who sustain both forms of trauma display greater distress.» (p. 185)

2. Méthode

Échantillon/Matériau :
« This study examines CSA and dating violence in girls, of which 929 girls were assessed both in kindergarten and at age 15. Of these, 774 provided data for all measures considered in the present study, and 63.6% (n =492) reported dating in the past 6 months and, therefore, completed the dating violence measure. » (p. 183)

Instruments :
« Data have been collected using a variety of methods, including parent interviews, teacher assessments, child interviews, and self-report questionnaires. »
- The « Blishen, Carroll, and Moore (1987) scale »;
- the « French version of the Preschool Behaviour Questionnaire (Tremblay, Desmarais-Gervais, Gagnon, & Charlebois, 1987) »;
- the « Psychological Maltreatment of Women Inventory (Kasian & Painter, 1992) »;
- the « Revised Conflict Tactics Scales (Straus,Hamby, Boney- McCoy, & Sugarman, 1996) »;
- the « Sexual Experience Survey (Koss & Gidycz, 1985) »;
- the « Diagnostic Interview Schedule for Children-2.25 (DISC-2.25; Shaffer, Fisher, Piacentini, Schwab-Stone, &Wicks, 1991) ». (pp. 183-184)

Type de traitement des données :
Analyse statistique

3. Résumé

« The study’s aim was to assess the association between adolescent girls’ recall of child sexual abuse (CSA) and prevalence of dating victimization in early romantic relationships and to explore the link between multiple trauma history and mental disorders. When demographics and teacher-reported behavioral problems during childhood were controlled, the risk of presenting with at least one internalized or externalized mental health disorder was higher for adolescent girls with multiple victimization (history of CSA and dating victimization) than for adolescents with no multiple trauma history. Results highlight a strong association between reports of multiple traumatic experiences and mental health disorders of teenaged girls and the need to assess for a broader range of victimization experiences in the design of intervention services. » (p. 181)