Date of Award
12-1994
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Art
First Advisor
Pamela Nickels
Second Advisor
Joan Schmeckebier
Third Advisor
Ann Winkelmann
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to examine responses on the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) between depressed women with a self-reported history of Childhood Sexual Abuse (CSA) and depressed women who did not report such a history. The question to be studied was whether the responses on the BDI would generally be the same regardless of the client's abuse history. Forty women seeking treatment for depression at a Midwestern counseling center served as subjects for this study. They completed a self-report questionnaire, which included an item on abuse history, and the BDI. The group reporting a history of CSA had a higher total mean score on the BDI. Results of a chi-square analysis on each of the 21 items on the BDI showed that a relationship exists between abuse history and two of the symptoms measured on the BDI: Body Image Distortion and Sense of Failure.
Recommended Citation
Gongaware, Nancy K., "A Study of the Relationship Between Self-Reported Child Sexual Abuse History and Responses on the Beck Depression Inventory" (1994). Theses. 712.
https://digitalcommons.lindenwood.edu/theses/712
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