Date Approved
1998
Graduate Degree Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Nursing (M.S.N.)
Degree Program
College of Nursing
Abstract
The focus of this study was to identify behavioral and emotional symptoms among hospitalized children who were 1)sexually abused 2)physically abused 3)non-abused, and non-hospitalized non-abused children.
Information about children between the ages of 6 and 12 was obtained through a retrospective analysis of 120 closed records from two different child psychiatric hospitals. A convenience sample of 40 parents with non-hospitalized children was used to obtain data about non-hospitalized non-abused children.
The “Child Behavior/Emotion Checklist”, developed by the author, was used to collect data regarding symptoms exhibited by children. Results indicated no difference in symptoms among the hospitalized groups of children. Significant differences in the areas of depression, anxiety and symptoms of post- traumatic stress disorder were found when the hospitalized children were compared to non-hospitalized children.
ScholarWorks Citation
Post-Anderle, Janine L., "Behavioral and Emotional Indicators of Sexual Abuse: A Comparison with Physically Abused and Non-Abused Children" (1998). Masters Theses. 390.
https://scholarworks.gvsu.edu/theses/390
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