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The Relationship Between Childhood Sexual Abuse and College Adjustment

Tompkins, Laura
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=marietta1162335392

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2006, Master of Arts, Marietta College, Psychology.
The purpose of this study was to link the literature between childhood sexual abuse and college adjustment. Sexual abuse and its effects on the developing person have been researched extensively. Research supports that this particular type of abuse often has negative effects on many aspects of a person’s life. Research has also focused on adjustment to college and the particular factors that aid or hinder that adjustment. This investigation examined the relationship between childhood sexual abuse and college adjustment. College freshmen and sophomore women were recruited for this study, each of whom was asked to complete a college adaptation measure, an attachment measure, and a sexual abuse measure. The prediction was that a history of childhood sexual abuse would be related to poorer adjustment to college life. Results showed a relationship between abuse history and attachment style. Results supported the hypothesis, showing that individuals with a history of abuse scored lower than those not reporting abuse on the adjustment questionnaire. Attachment style was found to be a mediator between childhood sexual abuse (CSA) and adjustment scores, with those reporting CSA being more likely to indicate an insecure attachment and lower adjustment scores than those not reporting abuse.
Dr. Mary Barnas (Advisor)
48 p.
Psychology, Developmental
sexual abuse; college; adjustment; psychology

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  • Tompkins, L. (2006). The Relationship Between Childhood Sexual Abuse and College Adjustment [Master's thesis, Marietta College]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=marietta1162335392

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Tompkins, Laura. The Relationship Between Childhood Sexual Abuse and College Adjustment. 2006. Marietta College, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=marietta1162335392.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Tompkins, Laura. "The Relationship Between Childhood Sexual Abuse and College Adjustment." Master's thesis, Marietta College, 2006. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=marietta1162335392

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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