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Do child abuse and maternal care interact to predict military sexual trauma?

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Wilson, LC; Kimbrel, NA; Meyer, EC; Young, KA; Morissette, SB
Published in: J Clin Psychol
April 2015

OBJECTIVE: The present research tested the hypothesis that maternal care moderates the relationship between childhood sexual abuse and subsequent military sexual trauma (MST). METHOD: Measures of childhood sexual abuse, maternal care, and MST were administered to 197 Iraq and Afghanistan war veterans. RESULTS: After accounting for gender, age, and the main effects of maternal care and childhood sexual abuse, the maternal care x childhood sexual abuse interaction was a significant predictor of MST (odds ratio = .28, β = -1.26, 95% confidence intervals of .10, .80). As hypothesized, rates of MST were higher among veterans who reported childhood sexual abuse and low levels of maternal care (43%) compared with veterans who reported childhood sexual abuse and high levels of maternal care (11%). CONCLUSION: These findings suggest that high levels of maternal care may act as a protective factor against future revictimization among military service members. These findings have the potential to inform both prevention and intervention efforts.

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J Clin Psychol

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1097-4679

Publication Date

April 2015

Volume

71

Issue

4

Start / End Page

378 / 386

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Young Adult
  • Veterans
  • United States
  • Sex Offenses
  • Self Report
  • Mother-Child Relations
  • Military Personnel
  • Middle Aged
  • Male
  • Logistic Models
 

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Wilson, L. C., Kimbrel, N. A., Meyer, E. C., Young, K. A., & Morissette, S. B. (2015). Do child abuse and maternal care interact to predict military sexual trauma? J Clin Psychol, 71(4), 378–386. https://doi.org/10.1002/jclp.22143
Wilson, Laura C., Nathan A. Kimbrel, Eric C. Meyer, Keith A. Young, and Sandra B. Morissette. “Do child abuse and maternal care interact to predict military sexual trauma?J Clin Psychol 71, no. 4 (April 2015): 378–86. https://doi.org/10.1002/jclp.22143.
Wilson LC, Kimbrel NA, Meyer EC, Young KA, Morissette SB. Do child abuse and maternal care interact to predict military sexual trauma? J Clin Psychol. 2015 Apr;71(4):378–86.
Wilson, Laura C., et al. “Do child abuse and maternal care interact to predict military sexual trauma?J Clin Psychol, vol. 71, no. 4, Apr. 2015, pp. 378–86. Pubmed, doi:10.1002/jclp.22143.
Wilson LC, Kimbrel NA, Meyer EC, Young KA, Morissette SB. Do child abuse and maternal care interact to predict military sexual trauma? J Clin Psychol. 2015 Apr;71(4):378–386.
Journal cover image

Published In

J Clin Psychol

DOI

EISSN

1097-4679

Publication Date

April 2015

Volume

71

Issue

4

Start / End Page

378 / 386

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Young Adult
  • Veterans
  • United States
  • Sex Offenses
  • Self Report
  • Mother-Child Relations
  • Military Personnel
  • Middle Aged
  • Male
  • Logistic Models