NCJ Number
145386
Journal
Journal of Child Sexual Abuse Volume: 2 Issue: 1 Dated: (1993) Pages: 5-20
Date Published
1993
Length
16 pages
Annotation
This study examined the attitudes of 155 African American adults toward the treatment of child sexual abuse.
Abstract
Factors assessed as potential influences on treatment attitudes included age, sex, education, income, knowledge of the short- and long-term consequences of child sexual abuse, the belief that institutions involved in cases of child sexual abuse possessed negative attitudes toward African Americans, the circumstances under which the abuse occurred, and the perceived need for treatment. The results showed that attitudes toward treatment agencies among these respondents depended on marital status. In single and divorced respondents, a positive attitudes toward seeking treatment was associated with a positive perception of the treatment agency. Married respondents were more likely to seek treatment regardless of their attitude toward the service agency. 2 tables, 21 references, and 1 appendix