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Type of Document

Dissertation

Author

Pazdera, Andrea Laura

Author's Email Address

andreapazdera@gmail.com

URN

etd-05252010-205326

Title

The Influence of Child Sexual Abuse on Later Parenting Outcomes

Degree

Doctor of Philosophy

Department

Family and Child Sciences, Department of

Advisory Committee

Advisor Name	Title
Lenore McWey	Committee Chair
Ann Mullis	Committee Member
Tom Cornille	Committee Member
Joyce Carbonell	University Representative

Keywords

Child Sexual Abuse
Sexual Abuse
Parenting
Maltreatment

Date of Defense

2010-05-10

Availability

unrestricted

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between child sexual abuse and high-risk maternal parenting indicators and the extent to which maternal depression and self-perceived parenting competence influence that relationship. Symbolic interactionism was the theoretical framework guiding this study from the Parenting Among Women Sexually Abused in Childhood dataset (1998). Path Analysis using AMOS (Arbukle, 1997) software was used to examine the hypotheses. Results indicate no direct relationship between CSA and parenting outcomes, parenting stress, or maltreatment behavior. Yet, the mediation variables, maternal depression and parenting sense of competence, were significantly associated with both CSA and the outcome variables. Post hoc analysis indicated that CSA was significantly associated with decreased parenting sense of competence, controlling for level of depression. These results highlight that the pathways for increased risk in parenting outcomes for CSA survivors are indirect and associated with beliefs of survivors’ sense of competence and beliefs associated with depression, as opposed to any direct association with the sexual abuse itself. Implications for researchers and practitioners are discussed.

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