Type:	Journal Article
Title:	A closer look at the nature of intimate partner violence reported by women with a history of child sexual abuse
Other Titles:	Journal of interpersonal violence
Authors:	Tremblay, George C Peterson, Lizette DiLillo, David Giuffre, Dawn
Keywords:	Sexual assault;Impact on children and young people;Theories of violence
Topic:	Sexual violence
Categories:	Victims / Survivors
Year:	2001
Publisher:	Sage Publications
Citation:	16 (2), Febrauary 2001
Notes:	Outlines the aims, methodology, results and conclusions of a study assessing the nature, severity and directional patterns of inter-partner violence amongst women with a history of child sexual abuse (CSA). The experiences of CSA survivors were compared with women who were not sexually abused as children. The findings suggest that CSA leaves women at a significantly increased risk of later intimate partner violence, that the relationships of women with a history of CSA are more likely to involve mutually inflicted incidents of violence and that the specific behavioural characteristics of violence reported was more likely to show a pattern of physical conflict which escalated in its intensity. The prevalence of unreciprocated acts of violence towards their male partners amongst CSA survivors is also highlighted although the possibility that these acts are defensive in nature is conceded. These findings are then linked to broader theoretical perspectives on the impact of child sexual abuse and it is argued that further qualitative research is needed if we are to understand the dynamics underlying inter-personal violence experienced by this group.
URI:	https://anrows.intersearch.com.au/anrowsjspui/handle/1/13058
ISSN:	0886-2605
Appears in Collections:	Journal Articles

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