Child Sexual Abuse,Sexual Anxiety,and Sexual Satisfaction: The Role of Self-Capacities |
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| Authors: | Noémie Bigras John Briere |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Department of Psychology, University of Quebec in Montreal, Montreal, Canada;2. Department of Psychiatry and the Behavioral Sciences, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, USA |
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| Abstract: | Research indicates that child sexual abuse produces lasting alterations in interpersonal relatedness, identity, and affect regulation, often referred to as self-capacity disturbance. Child sexual abuse also has been shown to negatively impact sexual functioning. This study examined the role of altered self-capacities in mediating the relationship between child sexual abuse and sexual responses. Path analysis revealed that child sexual abuse was related to sexual anxiety and decreased sexual satisfaction through its association with reduced self-awareness and a propensity to be involved in difficult interpersonal relationships. |
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| Keywords: | affect dysregulation child maltreatment identity interpersonal conflicts sexual adjustment |
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