Personal, Family, and Environmental Factors Associated with Somatic Complaints in School-Aged Child Victims of Sexual Abuse.

IF 1.7 Q2 FAMILY STUDIES

Journal of Child & Adolescent Trauma Pub Date : 2024-10-16 eCollection Date: 2025-03-01 DOI:10.1007/s40653-024-00665-y

Hina F Raza, Laetitia Mélissande Amédée, Pascale Domond, Massimiliano Orri, Sylvana Côté, Martine Hébert

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Abstract

Little is known about somatic complaints in school-aged child victims of sexual abuse and the associated risk factors. Given that somatic symptoms can lead to functional impairment and decreased health-related quality of life, identifying associated factors in the child's environment is essential. This study aimed to identify personal, family, and environmental factors associated with somatic complaints among child victims of sexual abuse. The sample included 654 children (68.8% girls; M = 8.96 years, SD = 1.88) seeking services after disclosure of child sexual abuse. Hierarchical linear regression models were used to investigate the associations between personal, family, and environmental factors, and somatic symptoms. Sex differences in the associations between risk factors and the level of somatic symptoms were systematically tested. Most children (58%) had at least one somatic symptom (M girls = 1.37, SD = 1.44 and M boys = 1.04, SD = 1.38). After controlling for sex and age, stress related to sexual abuse disclosure (β = 0.16, 95% CI [0.08, 0.23]), parental distress (β = 0.18, 95% CI [0.10, 0.26]), the number of stressful life events experienced (β = 0.12, 95% CI [0.05, 0.20]) and neighborhood social deprivation (β = 0.21, 95% CI [0.01, 0.42]) were independently associated with greater level of somatic complaints. Stress related to sexual abuse disclosure, parental distress, the number of stressful life events, and neighborhood social deprivation were associated with higher levels of somatic complaints in this population.

Supplementary information: The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s40653-024-00665-y.

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期刊介绍： Underpinned by a biopsychosocial approach, the Journal of Child & Adolescent Trauma presents original research and prevention and treatment strategies for understanding and dealing with symptoms and disorders related to the psychological effects of trauma experienced by children and adolescents during childhood and where the impact of these experiences continues into adulthood. The journal also examines intervention models directed toward the individual, family, and community, new theoretical models and approaches, and public policy proposals and innovations. In addition, the journal promotes rigorous investigation and debate on the human capacity for agency, resilience and longer-term healing in the face of child and adolescent trauma. With a multidisciplinary approach that draws input from the psychological, medical, social work, sociological, public health, legal and education fields, the journal features research, intervention approaches and evidence-based programs, theoretical articles, specific review articles, brief reports and case studies, and commentaries on current and/or controversial topics. The journal also encourages submissions from less heard voices, for example in terms of geography, minority status or service user perspectives. Among the topics examined in the Journal of Child & Adolescent Trauma: The effects of childhood maltreatment Loss, natural disasters, and political conflict Exposure to or victimization from family or community violence Racial, ethnic, gender, sexual orientation or class discrimination Physical injury, diseases, and painful or debilitating medical treatments The impact of poverty, social deprivation and inequality Barriers and facilitators on pathways to recovery The Journal of Child & Adolescent Trauma is an important resource for practitioners, policymakers, researchers, and academics whose work is centered on children exposed to traumatic events and adults exposed to traumatic events as children.