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Impact of Childhood Sexual Abuse Severity on the Adjustment of Navy Recruits: An Evaluation of the Importance of the Nature of the Abusive Relationship

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This chapter briefly reviews research regarding the impact of premilitary interpersonal violence on the long-term adjustment of military personnel. It further presents new data regarding methodological issues in assessing the impact of premilitary childhood sexual abuse (CSA) severity on enlisted Navy personnel, with a specific focus on the nature of the CSA victim–perpetrator relationship as a severity indicator. Results suggest that both the experience of threats/force during CSA and the relationship in which the abuse occurred are important factors in defining abuse severity. This study further highlights the complex nature of CSA in different relationship categories for male and female victims. We conclude by identifying directions for future research on the long-term impact of premilitary interpersonal violence on service members.

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Report No. 11-02 was supported by Naval Health Research Center Work Unit No. 60503. The views expressed in this article are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of the Department of the Navy, Department of Defense, or the US Government. Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited. Human subjects participated in this study after giving their free and informed consent. This research has been conducted in compliance with all applicable federal regulations governing the protection of human subjects in research.

The authors acknowledge the contributions of the Navy Family Advocacy Program, whose support made this study possible. The authors offer sincere thanks to the staff at the Recruit Training Command, Great Lakes, IL and the US Navy recruits who participated in this study.

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Stander, V.A., Thomsen, C.J., McWhorter, S.K., Merrill, L.L., Milner, J.S. (2016). Impact of Childhood Sexual Abuse Severity on the Adjustment of Navy Recruits: An Evaluation of the Importance of the Nature of the Abusive Relationship. In: MacDermid Wadsworth, S., Riggs, D. (eds) War and Family Life. Risk and Resilience in Military and Veteran Families. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-21488-7_12

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