| Project Title: | Parenting Among Women Sexually Abused in Childhood |
| Grant/Contract Number: | 90CA1544 |
| Type of Project: | Research |
| Funding Agency: | Office on Child Abuse and Neglect |
| Agency Contact Person: | Patricia
Campiglia (202) 205-8060 |
| Principal Investigator: | Mary Benedict |
| Mailing Address: | Johns
Hopkins University Department of Maternal and Child Health 615 North Wolfe Street Baltimore, MD 21205-2006 |
| Total Project Duration: | 09/30/94 to 09/29/98 |
| FY 98 Total Costs: | $138,304 |
| Total Project Budget: | $495,934 |
| Child Maltreatment Focus: | Primary |
| Type of Abuse: | Sexual; Differentiated |
| Sample Size: | 350 |
| Age of Subjects: | 18 years old |
| Child
Abuse and Neglect Focus of This Project: |
Origins and Consequences |
| Summary |
| This project is a follow-up study to determine the long-term impact of childhood sexual abuse on parenting behaviors in an ethnically and culturally diverse sample of 350 women. The women were first interviewed when pregnant with their first child. Almost 35 percent reported sexual abuse before age 18 and significantly more depressive symptoms during their pregnancy. The first objective of the follow-up study is to determine the direct and indirect impacts of the sexual abuse on maternal behavior. The second objective is to determine whether differing circumstances of the abuse experience influence parenting outcomes differently. |
