Graduate Program
Clinical Psychology
Degree Name
Master of Arts (MA)
Semester of Degree Completion
2008
Thesis Director
Keith Wilson
Thesis Committee Member
Jane Wilson
Thesis Committee Member
Linda Leal
Abstract
Studies have examined the effects of childhood sexual abuse (CSA) including the relationship between CSA and force cognitions (Renaud & Byers, 2005). However, no studies have researched the relationship between CSA and sexual abuse cognitions, despite limited clinical literature reporting that this may be a problem (e.g., Wilson & Wilson, in press). Two-hundred twenty-seven females completed revised versions of the Childhood Sexual Abuse Questionnaire the Sexual Cognitions Checklist. Results found that female CSA survivors reported more sexual abuse cognitions and greater arousal to these cognitions than those who had not experienced CSA. Results indicate that compared to women with no history of CSA, survivors of CSA more frequently experience sexual abuse cognitions and they are often accompanied by sexual arousal.
Recommended Citation
Smith, Christa M., "Sexual Cognitions Of Childhood Sexual Abuse Survivors" (2008). Masters Theses. 597.
https://thekeep.eiu.edu/theses/597
