What they tell you to forget: from child sexual abuse to adolescent motherhood |
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Authors: | Erdmans Mary Patrice Black Timothy |
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Institution: | Central Connecticut State University, New Britain, Connecticut, USA. |
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Abstract: | This study explores the relationship between child sexual abuse and adolescent motherhood, using a life story interview method. The sample consists of 27 mothers participating in a home-visitation parenting program for mothers at risk of child maltreatment. The failure to articulate the violation of child sexual abuse and to appropriately construct blame resulted in a range of self-destructive behaviors, some of which placed mothers at greater risk of teen pregnancy. Repressed feelings associated with the trauma often resurfaced with motherhood as victims re-experienced their innocence and vulnerability as children. |
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