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Prior to this study, there were no scientific dataexamining specific psychological effects of sexualabuse by priests on adults who were victimized aschildren. This study addresses that void. A group of29 males who were abused by a Catholic priest and agroup of 20 males abused by a layperson completed ademographic questionnaire, the Beck DepressionInventory, the Learned Helplessness Scale, theStrength of Religious Faith Scale and thePosttraumatic Check List. Those abused by a priestwere older at the time offirst abuse and did notreport their abuse until a later age, due in part,to the culture of secrecy that kept the clergysexual abuse scandal hidden. Although it had beenhypothesized that those abused by a priest would bemore symptomatic, both groups demonstrated thatthere can be long-term effects of childhood sexualabuse, regardless of perpetrator. Recognizing this,the findings of this study support efforts topromote legislation that abolishes the statute oflimitations in all cases of childhood sexual abuse.

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Book category Books in English Society & social sciences Society & culture: general

• Full title: Effects of Clergy Sexual Abuse on Adults Victimized as Children
• Subtitle: A Comparison with Adult Males Victimized by a Layperson
• Author: Diane Shea
• Language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 140
• EAN: 9783639082586
• ISBN: 3639082583
• ID: 06817464
• Publisher: VDM Verlag Dr. Mueller E.K.
• Weight: 195 g
• Dimensions: 229 × 152 × 8 mm
• Date of publishing: 03. September 2008

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