Family Characteristics and Traumatic Consequences Associated with the Duration and Frequency of Sexual Assault

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ID12916633
AuthorsAdi Fahrudin (0000-0001-7140-6006, Universiti Sains Malaysia, corresponding author), Durin Edward (Queen Elizabeth Hospital)
Year2009
Volume3
Issue1
Pages36-50
Publication date2009-01-21
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueAsian Social Work and Policy Review (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1753-1403 • E-ISSN: 1753-1411
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/j.1753-1411.2008.00023.x
OpenAlexW1972590623
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited17

The objective of this study was to analyse the relationship between family characteristics and the trauma associated with the duration and frequency of sexual assault on child survivors in the state of Sabah, Malaysia. Eighty children who reported sexual assault through a one stop crisis centre in an urban hospital were studied. The main research instrument used was adapted from the trauma symptoms checklist for children. The results of the study show that there are significant differences between the symptoms of trauma of victims according to the frequency of sexual assault, but not according to its duration. Social workers need both to understand and to take note of the relationship of the variables of family characteristics, frequency of sexual assault and trauma effects on the victims in their intervention work with child sexual assault survivors who report having been abused. The implications of these findings are discussed in the context of providing crisis intervention by social workers in Malaysia for child victims of sexual assault

Checklist · Context (archaeology · Intervention (counseling · Medical emergency · Poison control · Psychiatry · Sexual assault · Suicide prevention · Child Abuse and Trauma · Clinical Psychology · Medicine · Migration, Health and Trauma · Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research · Psychology

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