Adult-Child Sexual Contact: Examining Mental Health Trainees’ Perception of the Impact on Adult Psychological-Emotional Status
Thirty-eight graduate students enrolled in mental health-related programs completed the Brief Symptom Inventory (BSI) indicating anticipated impact of adult-child sexual contact on the psychological status of a young adult woman from positive family environment and one from a negative family environ...
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Ralph W. Steen Library, Stephen F. Austin State University
2018-02-01
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| author | Robbie J. Steward Ph.D. Shavonne J. Moore Ph.D. Lisa P. Petersen M.A., L.P.C. Sharea Ayers M.A. Kristin A. Hinze M.A., L.P.C. |
| author_facet | Robbie J. Steward Ph.D. Shavonne J. Moore Ph.D. Lisa P. Petersen M.A., L.P.C. Sharea Ayers M.A. Kristin A. Hinze M.A., L.P.C. |
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| description | Thirty-eight graduate students enrolled in mental health-related programs completed the Brief Symptom Inventory (BSI) indicating anticipated impact of adult-child sexual contact on the psychological status of a young adult woman from positive family environment and one from a negative family environment. BSI subscale scores were significantly higher than the BSI general population’s mean scores in both cases. Multiple regression analyses found that: in the healthy family scenario, practitioners’ background variables (parent education, family of origin climate, prior childhood sexual contact with an adult, and education) did not contribute significantly to the variance in their prediction of expectation of client’s overall psychological distress; and, in the dysfunctional family case, practitioners’ background (childhood experience with adult sexual contact, education level, and professional experience) contributed to 40% of the variance in their prediction of the client’s emotional state. Results of qualitative analyses are presented, and implications for training and service delivery discussed. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-c6845ec77102498ebfd363f0f8c281f42022-12-21T22:49:38ZengRalph W. Steen Library, Stephen F. Austin State UniversityJournal of Human Services: Training, Research, and Practice2472-131X2018-02-0131144Adult-Child Sexual Contact: Examining Mental Health Trainees’ Perception of the Impact on Adult Psychological-Emotional StatusRobbie J. Steward Ph.D.0Shavonne J. Moore Ph.D.1Lisa P. Petersen M.A., L.P.C.Sharea Ayers M.A.2Kristin A. Hinze M.A., L.P.C.3Stephen F. Austin State University Massachusetts Mental Health Center; Harvard Medical SchoolDetroit International AcademyDeputy Director of School for Academic AffairsThirty-eight graduate students enrolled in mental health-related programs completed the Brief Symptom Inventory (BSI) indicating anticipated impact of adult-child sexual contact on the psychological status of a young adult woman from positive family environment and one from a negative family environment. BSI subscale scores were significantly higher than the BSI general population’s mean scores in both cases. Multiple regression analyses found that: in the healthy family scenario, practitioners’ background variables (parent education, family of origin climate, prior childhood sexual contact with an adult, and education) did not contribute significantly to the variance in their prediction of expectation of client’s overall psychological distress; and, in the dysfunctional family case, practitioners’ background (childhood experience with adult sexual contact, education level, and professional experience) contributed to 40% of the variance in their prediction of the client’s emotional state. Results of qualitative analyses are presented, and implications for training and service delivery discussed.https://scholarworks.sfasu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1051&context=jhstrp |
| spellingShingle | Robbie J. Steward Ph.D. Shavonne J. Moore Ph.D. Lisa P. Petersen M.A., L.P.C. Sharea Ayers M.A. Kristin A. Hinze M.A., L.P.C. Adult-Child Sexual Contact: Examining Mental Health Trainees’ Perception of the Impact on Adult Psychological-Emotional Status Journal of Human Services: Training, Research, and Practice |
| title | Adult-Child Sexual Contact: Examining Mental Health Trainees’ Perception of the Impact on Adult Psychological-Emotional Status |
| title_full | Adult-Child Sexual Contact: Examining Mental Health Trainees’ Perception of the Impact on Adult Psychological-Emotional Status |
| title_fullStr | Adult-Child Sexual Contact: Examining Mental Health Trainees’ Perception of the Impact on Adult Psychological-Emotional Status |
| title_full_unstemmed | Adult-Child Sexual Contact: Examining Mental Health Trainees’ Perception of the Impact on Adult Psychological-Emotional Status |
| title_short | Adult-Child Sexual Contact: Examining Mental Health Trainees’ Perception of the Impact on Adult Psychological-Emotional Status |
| title_sort | adult child sexual contact examining mental health trainees perception of the impact on adult psychological emotional status |
| url | https://scholarworks.sfasu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1051&context=jhstrp |
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