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Este estudo analisou as diferenças ao nível da violação na idade adulta, violência física severa por parte do parceiro, perda de recursos sociais e sintomatologia Perturbação de Stress Pós-Traumático (PSPT), entre mulheres abusadas na infância e mulheres não abusadas na infância; a relação das variáveis em estudo e os preditores da sintomatologia de PSPT. Participaram no estudo 718 mulheres portuguesas, utentes do Agrupamento de Centros de Saúde do Alto Ave, através do preenchimento de instrumentos de autorrelato. Os resultados indicaram que mulheres abusadas na infância perdem mais recursos sociais, são mais abusadas sexualmente na idade adulta e desenvolvem mais sintomas de PSPT, comparativamente a mulheres que não sofreram abuso na infância. Constatou-se ainda que o aumento do abuso físico/emocional na infância, do abuso sexual na infância, da perda de recursos sociais e da violação na idade adulta, está associado ao aumento da sintomatologia de PSPT. Os preditores da sintomatologia de PSPT foram a violação na idade adulta, o abuso físico/emocional e sexual na infância, a perda de recursos sociais e o facto de a mulher não estar casada. Assim, é importante criar futuros programas de intervenção nas vítimas de trauma, de modo a ajudar mulheres com esta morbilidade psicológica, diminuir a perda de recursos sociais e evitar experiências traumáticas no futuro.
This study examined the differences in sexual assault in adulthood, severe physical violence by the partner, loss of social resources and symptoms of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), between women abused in childhood and women not abused in childhood; the relationship of the variables under study and the predictors of PTSD symptoms. 718 portuguese women, attending primary care sittings, participated in the study and completed self-report measures. The results indicated that women who were abused in childhood presented more social resources loss, were more sexually abused in adulthood and develop more symptoms of PTSD, when compared to women who did not suffer childhood abuse. We also found that physical/emotional abuse in childhood, sexual abuse in childhood, the loss of social resources and rape in adulthood are positively associated with PTSD symptoms. The predictors of PTSD were rape in adulthood, physical/emotional and sexual abuse in childhood, the loss of social resources and the woman not being married. Thus, it is important to develop future intervention programs in trauma victims, to help women who present psychopathology, decreasing the loss of social resources and avoiding traumatic experiences in the future.
This study examined the differences in sexual assault in adulthood, severe physical violence by the partner, loss of social resources and symptoms of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), between women abused in childhood and women not abused in childhood; the relationship of the variables under study and the predictors of PTSD symptoms. 718 portuguese women, attending primary care sittings, participated in the study and completed self-report measures. The results indicated that women who were abused in childhood presented more social resources loss, were more sexually abused in adulthood and develop more symptoms of PTSD, when compared to women who did not suffer childhood abuse. We also found that physical/emotional abuse in childhood, sexual abuse in childhood, the loss of social resources and rape in adulthood are positively associated with PTSD symptoms. The predictors of PTSD were rape in adulthood, physical/emotional and sexual abuse in childhood, the loss of social resources and the woman not being married. Thus, it is important to develop future intervention programs in trauma victims, to help women who present psychopathology, decreasing the loss of social resources and avoiding traumatic experiences in the future.
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PSPT Experiências traumáticas Perda de recursos sociais PTSD Traumatic experiences Loss of social resources