Adult Sexual Outcomes of Child Sexual Abuse Vary According to Relationship Status |
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| Authors: | Marie‐Pier Vaillancourt‐Morel Natacha Godbout Stéphane Sabourin John Briere Yvan Lussier Marsha Runtz |
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| Institution: | 1. école de psychologieUniversité Laval;2. Département de sexologieUniversité du Québec à Montréal;3. Keck School of MedicineUniversity of Southern California;4. Département de psychologieUniversité du Québec à Trois‐Rivières;5. Department of Psychology, University of Victoria |
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| Abstract: | This study tested a moderation model in which the association between child sexual abuse severity and negative sexual outcomes (i.e., sexual avoidance and compulsivity) differed as a function of relationships status (i.e., single, cohabiting, and married individuals). A sample of 1,033 adults completed self‐report questionnaires online, and 21.5% reported childhood sexual abuse. Path analyses indicated that child sexual abuse severity was associated with higher sexual compulsivity in single individuals, both higher sexual avoidance and compulsivity in cohabiting individuals, and higher sexual avoidance in married individuals. The moderation model was invariant across men and women. These results suggest that the time course of negative sexual outcomes associated with child sexual abuse may follow distinct patterns of expression according to relationship status. |
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