TY  - JOUR
AB  - The purpose of the study was to assess the relationship between child sexual abuse (CSA) and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in female inmates in China. A total of 471 participants were assessed for CSA, personality traits, coping strategies, and frequency of lifetime PTSD. Results demonstrated that CSA and negative coping were predictive factors for lifetime PTSD among female inmates after personality traits were controlled. The findings suggest that CSA is one potential factor contributing to lifetime PTSD among female inmates. The importance of screening for CSA among female inmates was highly emphasized. Early intervention and prevention programmes based on coping skills may be useful to forestall the development of chronic PTSD in female inmates.
VL  - 4
IS  - 1
SN  - 1744-9200
DO  - 10.1080/17449200701875840
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1080/17449200701875840
AU  - Huang Guoping
AU  - Zhang Yalin
AU  - Momartin Shakeh
AU  - Huang Xuanyin
AU  - Zhao Lan
PY  - 2008
Y1  - 2008/01/01
TI  - Child sexual abuse, coping strategies and lifetime posttraumatic stress disorder among female inmates
T2  - International Journal of Prisoner Health
PB  - Emerald Group Publishing Limited
SP  - 54
EP  - 63
Y2  - 2024/05/12
ER  -