Predicting Treatment Attrition For Child Sexual Abuse Victims: The Role Of Child Trauma And Co-Occurring Caregiver Intimate Partner Violence

Keywords

child advocacy centers; child sexual abuse; concurrent family violence; intimate partner violence; treatment attrition

Abstract

Sexually abused children drop out of treatment more frequently than children receiving services for other issues. While researchers suggest that chaotic family dynamics may lead to inflated attrition rates in this population, other factors that potentially contribute to treatment attrition are virtually unknown. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between child and parent characteristics with attrition for sexual abuse victims (N = 132) and their nonoffending caregivers. Results indicate that children with parents who confirmed past or current intimate partner violence were 2.5 times more likely to prematurely terminate from treatment.

Publication Date

6-1-2016

Publication Title

Counseling Outcome Research and Evaluation

Volume

7

Issue

1

Number of Pages

40-52

Document Type

Article

Personal Identifier

scopus

DOI Link

https://doi.org/10.1177/2150137816632850

Socpus ID

84964824896 (Scopus)

Source API URL

https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/84964824896

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