Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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10310793 | Child Abuse & Neglect | 2013 | 11 Pages |
Abstract
CSA is a traumatic childhood life event in which the negative consequences increase with increasing severity of abuse. CSA adversely influences a number of adult developmental outcomes that span: mental disorders, psychological wellbeing, sexual risk-taking, physical health and socioeconomic wellbeing. While the individual effect sizes for CSA typically range from small to moderate, it is clear that accumulative adverse effects on adult developmental outcomes are substantial.
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Authors
David M. Fergusson, Geraldine F.H. McLeod, L. John Horwood,