Abstract
The differential efficacies of supportive and cognitive behavioralgroup therapy models designedforyoung children (ages 2 to 8) who have experienced sexual abuse and their nonoffending mothers were compared. Forty-four mothers and their respective children participated in either supportive or cognitive behavioral therapy groups with the group format being randomly determined. Repeated measures MANOVAs indicated that compared to mothers who participated in the support groups, the mothers who participated in cognitive behavioral groups reported greater reductions at posttest in (a) their intrusive thoughts and (b) their negative parental emotional reactions regarding the sexual abuse. The children treated with cognitive behavioral therapy demonstrated greater improvement in their knowledge regardingbody safety skills at posttest than did the children who received supportive therapy.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 332-343 |
| Number of pages | 12 |
| Journal | Child Maltreatment |
| Volume | 6 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 2001 |
| Externally published | Yes |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health
- Developmental and Educational Psychology