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Childhood sexual abuse and pathogenic parenting in the childhood recollections of adult twin pairs. |
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ABSTRACT |
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BACKGROUND |
NlmCategory: BACKGROUND |
We examined the relationship between childhood sexual abuse (CSA), and interviewees' recollections of pathogenic parenting, testing for possible retrospective biases in the recollections of those who have experienced CSA. |
METHODS |
NlmCategory: METHODS |
Information about CSA, parental divorce and interviewees' recollections of parental rejection, parental overprotection and perceived autonomy (as assessed through a shortened version of the Parental Bonding Instrument) was obtained through telephone interviews with 3626 Australian twins who had also returned self-report questionnaires several years earlier. Recollections of parental behaviours were compared for individuals from pairs in which neither twin, at least one twin, or both twins reported CSA. |
RESULTS |
NlmCategory: RESULTS |
Significant associations were noted between CSA and paternal alcoholism and between CSA and recollections of parental rejection. For women, individuals from CSA-discordant pairs reported levels of parental rejection that were significantly higher than those obtained from CSA-negative pairs. The levels of parental rejection observed for twins from CSA-discordant pairs did not differ significantly from those obtained from CSA-concordant pairs, regardless of respondent's abuse status. For men from CSA-discordant pairs, respondents reporting CSA displayed a tendency to report higher levels of parental rejection than did respondents not reporting CSA. Other measures of parenting behaviour (perceived autonomy and parental overprotection) failed to show a clear relationship with CSA. |
CONCLUSIONS |
NlmCategory: CONCLUSIONS |
The relationship between CSA and respondents' recollections of parental rejection is not due solely to retrospective bias on the part of abused individuals and, consistent with other studies, may reflect a pathological family environment with serious consequences for all siblings. |
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HISTORY |
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pubmed |
2000/11/30 11:00 |
medline |
2001/03/03 10:01 |
entrez |
2000/11/30 11:00 |
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AUTHORS |
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NAME |
COLLECTIVENAME |
LASTNAME |
FORENAME |
INITIALS |
AFFILIATION |
AFFILIATIONINFO |
McLaughlin TL |
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McLaughlin |
T L |
TL |
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Missouri Alcoholism Research Center at Washington University, Department of Psychiatry, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis 63108, USA. |
Heath AC |
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Heath |
A C |
AC |
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Bucholz KK |
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Bucholz |
K K |
KK |
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Madden PA |
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Madden |
P A |
PA |
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Bierut LJ |
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Bierut |
L J |
LJ |
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Slutske WS |
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Slutske |
W S |
WS |
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Dinwiddie S |
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Dinwiddie |
S |
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Statham DJ |
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Statham |
D J |
DJ |
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Dunne MP |
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Dunne |
M P |
MP |
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Martin NG |
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Martin |
N G |
NG |
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JOURNAL |
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VOLUME: 30 |
ISSUE: 6 |
TITLE: Psychological medicine |
ISOABBREVIATION: Psychol Med |
YEAR: 2000 |
MONTH: Nov |
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CITEDMEDIUM: Print |
ISSN: 0033-2917 |
ISSNTYPE: Print |
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MEDLINE JOURNAL |
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MEDLINETA: Psychol Med |
COUNTRY: England |
ISSNLINKING: 0033-2917 |
NLMUNIQUEID: 1254142 |
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PUBLICATION TYPE |
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PUBLICATIONTYPE TEXT |
Comparative Study |
Journal Article |
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't |
Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S. |
Twin Study |
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COMMENTS AND CORRECTIONS |
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GRANTS |
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COUNTRY |
AA07535 |
NIAAA NIH HHS |
United States |
AA07728 |
NIAAA NIH HHS |
United States |
AA10249 |
NIAAA NIH HHS |
United States |
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GENERAL NOTE |
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KEYWORDS |
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MESH HEADINGS |
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DESCRIPTORNAME |
QUALIFIERNAME |
Adult |
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Age Factors |
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Aged |
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Aged, 80 and over |
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Australia |
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Child |
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Child Abuse, Sexual |
psychology |
Female |
psychology |
Humans |
psychology |
Male |
psychology |
Middle Aged |
psychology |
Observer Variation |
psychology |
Parenting |
psychology |
Parents |
psychology |
Questionnaires |
psychology |
Retrospective Studies |
psychology |
Sex Factors |
psychology |
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CHEMICALS |
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OTHER ID's |
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