Post-traumatic stress disorder in previously abused male sex offenders

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dc.contributor.authorLane, Mary Kathleenen
dc.contributor.committeechairClum, George A. Jr.en
dc.contributor.committeememberAxsom, Danny K.en
dc.contributor.committeememberCrawford, Helen J.en
dc.contributor.committeememberDesiderato, Laurieen
dc.contributor.committeememberWinett, Richard A.en
dc.contributor.departmentClinical Psychologyen
dc.date.accessioned2014-03-14T21:21:08Zen
dc.date.adate2005-10-13en
dc.date.available2014-03-14T21:21:08Zen
dc.date.issued1991-10-15en
dc.date.rdate2005-10-13en
dc.date.sdate2005-10-13en
dc.description.abstractOne hundred, primarily incarcerated, adult male sex offenders, were interviewed to determine the extent of their own experience of childhood sexual abuse and their incidence of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Also investigated were the roles played by various aspects of sexual abuse in the development of PTSD and other psychological disorders. Fifty seven percent of the sample reported having been sexually victimized. Findings regarding age when the abuse began, use of force and severity of body violation were consistent with previous studies. As was found in prior research, the majority of their abusers were known to them and were women. Abuse by men and having been anally penetrated were correlated with the development of PTSD. Also implicated in the development of PTSD and related symptomology was the use of force during the abuse, severity of bodily violation, and, inconsistently, duration of the abuse. Regression analysis revealed use of force, not telling about the abuse as a child, a closer relationship to one's perpetrator, and increased severity of body violation to be, in combination, most consistently predictive of PTSD development. In the sexually abused sample, 33% received a retrospective diagnosis of PTSD, while five percent were currently diagnosed. This contrasts with rates found in the non-sexually abused sample of 7% past diagnosis of PTSD and 2% current diagnosis of PTSD.en
dc.description.degreePh. D.en
dc.format.extentix, 181 leavesen
dc.format.mediumBTDen
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen
dc.identifier.otheretd-10132005-152543en
dc.identifier.sourceurlhttp://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-10132005-152543/en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/39835en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherVirginia Techen
dc.relation.haspartLD5655.V856_1991.L366.pdfen
dc.relation.isformatofOCLC# 25847814en
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subject.lccLD5655.V856 1991.L366en
dc.subject.lcshAdult child sexual abuse victims -- Mental healthen
dc.subject.lcshPost-traumatic stress disorderen
dc.subject.lcshSex offenders -- Mental healthen
dc.titlePost-traumatic stress disorder in previously abused male sex offendersen
dc.typeDissertationen
dc.type.dcmitypeTexten
thesis.degree.disciplineClinical Psychologyen
thesis.degree.grantorVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State Universityen
thesis.degree.leveldoctoralen
thesis.degree.namePh. D.en

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