TY - JOUR
T1 - Treatment of Incarcerated, Sexually-Abused Adolescent Females
T2 - An Outcome Study
AU - Arnold, Elizabeth Mayfield
AU - Kirk, Raymond S.
AU - Roberts, Amelia C.
AU - Griffith, Diane P.
AU - Meadows, Katherine
AU - Julian, Judy
N1 - Funding Information:
The Rooms of Their Own project was supported by Federal Formula Grant #204-1-99-011-D-1346, awarded by the Bureau of Justice Assistance, U.S. Department of Justice through the North Carolina Department of Crime Control and Public Safety/Governor’s Crime Commission. Points of view or opinions contained within this document are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official position or policies of the U.S. Department of Justice. The North Carolina Department of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention and Sandhills Community College provide additional funding and services.
PY - 2003
Y1 - 2003
N2 - This study examined the psychosocial functioning of 100 adolescent females (ages 12-17) sentenced to secure care in a southeastern state and the impact of a gender-specific, cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) intervention on the psychosocial functioning of subjects who reported a history of sexual abuse. The Multidimensional Adolescent Assessment Scale (MAAS) was used to assess psychosocial functioning. Pre-test scores on the MAAS revealed significantly higher scores on 12 of 16 dimensions of psychosocial functioning and higher rates of serious criminal behavior for youth who subsequently disclosed sexual abuse histories as compared to those without such histories. At post-test, statistically significant improvements in psychosocial functioning were observed on 14 of 16 MAAS subscales for those who received the CBT intervention. Thus, incarcerated female adolescents who reported a history of sexual abuse demonstrated more impairment in their functioning as compared to those without a reported history of sexual abuse and responded positively to a gender-specific, CBT-based intervention.
AB - This study examined the psychosocial functioning of 100 adolescent females (ages 12-17) sentenced to secure care in a southeastern state and the impact of a gender-specific, cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) intervention on the psychosocial functioning of subjects who reported a history of sexual abuse. The Multidimensional Adolescent Assessment Scale (MAAS) was used to assess psychosocial functioning. Pre-test scores on the MAAS revealed significantly higher scores on 12 of 16 dimensions of psychosocial functioning and higher rates of serious criminal behavior for youth who subsequently disclosed sexual abuse histories as compared to those without such histories. At post-test, statistically significant improvements in psychosocial functioning were observed on 14 of 16 MAAS subscales for those who received the CBT intervention. Thus, incarcerated female adolescents who reported a history of sexual abuse demonstrated more impairment in their functioning as compared to those without a reported history of sexual abuse and responded positively to a gender-specific, CBT-based intervention.
KW - Cognitive-behavioral therapy
KW - Incarcerated adolescent females
KW - Psychosocial functioning
KW - Sexual abuse
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U2 - 10.1300/J070v12n01_06
DO - 10.1300/J070v12n01_06
M3 - Article
C2 - 16221662
AN - SCOPUS:0346118805
SN - 1053-8712
VL - 12
SP - 123
EP - 139
JO - Journal of Child Sexual Abuse
JF - Journal of Child Sexual Abuse
IS - 1
ER -