TY - JOUR
T1 - The Association Between the Report of Abuse in Childhood and Perceptions of Safety in Current Adult Intimate Relationships
AU - Novak, Joshua R.
AU - Smith, Douglas B.
AU - Sandberg, Jonathan G.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2015, Copyright © Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.
PY - 2015/10/20
Y1 - 2015/10/20
N2 - This study investigated the association between reporting the experience of childhood abuse and perceptions of safety in current adult relationships. Data from 177 couples were collected from both clinic and community samples. Results suggest that when violence is present, people who reported being abused as a child are more likely to have lower feelings of safety in their current relationship than those who have not been abused in childhood. When no violence is present in the relationship, there is no difference in perceptions of safety between those who were and were not abused as a child. Clinical implications are discussed.
AB - This study investigated the association between reporting the experience of childhood abuse and perceptions of safety in current adult relationships. Data from 177 couples were collected from both clinic and community samples. Results suggest that when violence is present, people who reported being abused as a child are more likely to have lower feelings of safety in their current relationship than those who have not been abused in childhood. When no violence is present in the relationship, there is no difference in perceptions of safety between those who were and were not abused as a child. Clinical implications are discussed.
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U2 - 10.1080/01926187.2015.1080129
DO - 10.1080/01926187.2015.1080129
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84944279230
SN - 0192-6187
VL - 43
SP - 425
EP - 440
JO - American Journal of Family Therapy
JF - American Journal of Family Therapy
IS - 5
ER -