Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse and Predictors of Adult Re-victimization in the United States: A Forward Logistic Regression Analysis

Natalia D. Tapia

Lewis University, United States of America

Abstract:

This study examines the factors that lead to an increased risk of adult sexual re-victimization among childhood sexual abuse survivors. Shame and self-blame, maladaptive coping strategies, and child sexual abuse severity were examined as risk factors for sexual re-victimization, among a sample 114 women, 86.8% of whom where African American. Results indicated that self-blame, and severity in terms of physical force and penetration in childhood sexual abuse, significantly predict adult revictimization.

Keyword:

Sexual Re-victimization, Survivors of Childhood Sexual Abuse, Self-Blame in Sexual Victimization, Severity of Childhood Sexual Abuse.