| Project Title: | Sexual Abuse of Females: Effects in Adolescence |
| Grant/Contract Number: | 90CA1549 |
| Type of Project: | Research |
| Funding Agency: | Office on Child Abuse and Neglect |
| Agency Contact Person: | Patricia
Campiglia (202) 205-8060 |
| Principal Investigator: | Penelope K. Trickett |
| Mailing Address: | University of Southern
California Department of Psychology Seeley G. Mudd Building Los Angeles, CA 90089-1061 |
| Total Project Duration: | 09/30/94 to 09/29/98 |
| FY 98 Total Costs: | $194,011 |
| Total Project Budget: | $587,734 |
| Child Maltreatment Focus: | Primary |
| Type of Abuse: | Sexual; Differentiated |
| Sample Size: | 166 |
| Age of Subjects: | 6-15 years old |
| Child
Abuse and Neglect Focus of This Project: |
Origins and Consequences |
| Summary |
| The study subjects are 84 sexually abused females and their (nonabusing) mothers and 82 demographically similar nonabused females and their mothers. Researchers will seek to determine whether the sexually abused girls have a more difficult transition through puberty, which may adversely affect subsequent development, and whether sexual abuse alters hormonal levels, thus affecting the timing of puberty. In addition, the study will examine whether sexually abused females maintain higher levels of dissociation into adolescence and adulthood. |
