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A new comparison group for research on child sexual abuse
K Z Hyland1, R N Tsujimoto, M Hamilton
1Pitzer College, Claremont, CA.
Child Abuse & Neglect
|May 1, 1993
Abstract:
This paper discusses a new type of comparison group for research on adult survivors of child sexual abuse (CSA). A No Sexual Trauma Comparison Group excludes women who have experienced, during adulthood, a sexual trauma similar in impact to CSA. Using this type of comparison group increases sensitivity to (i.e., the likelihood of detecting) clinically relevant characteristics of CSA survivors.