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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.
Child Sexual Abuse, Sexual Abuse, Parenting, Maltreatment
Date of Defense
May 10, 2010.
Submitted Note
A Dissertation submitted to the Department of Family and Child Sciences in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy.
Bibliography Note
Includes bibliographical references.
Advisory Committee
Lenore McWey, Professor Directing Dissertation; Joyce Carbonell, University Representative; Tom Cornille, Committee Member; Ann Mullis, Committee Member.
Publisher
Florida State University
Identifier
FSU_migr_etd-2061
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