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Re: Sibling Incest Study
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Hello Dr. Price et al.<br><br>
I am the original poster regarding the above study that generated an
extremely interesting discussion on this list. Thank you all
for contributing to the discussion. It hasn't gone unnoticed.
<br><br>
My Masters in Social Work thesis tile is <i>Sibling Sexual Abuse in
Ontario: A comparative study of sibling sexual abuse data from the
Ontario Incidence Study (OIS) on Reported Child Abuse and Neglect (1993)
and selected sibling incest research in the literature,
1980-2001.</i> As you can tell from the title, I am doing secondary
data analysis on existing studies, so my choice of variables will be
limited by that. <br><br>
You may recall that I am limiting my research to the most common form of
sibling sexual abuse, i.e. brother-sister. And yes, I have decided
to use the term 'sibling sexual abuse' (SSA) rather than 'incest' because
of the murkiness about so-called consent. By the way, Allison
Conn-Caffaro refers to sexual activity that is transitory, based on
curiosity, and between developmental equals (and often as a result of
severe parental neglect) as 'Pseudo-Consentual Incest' . What I
refer to as SSA, they call 'Sexually Reactive Sibling Incest' where
behaviours are on a continuum, there is a degree of coercion, and most
often older-brother (who is also likely a victim of violence though not
necessarily sexual violence, hence 'reactive') upon younger sister. (From
a video from the presentation made at the San Diego Conference in 1998;
she and her husband John co-authored Sibling Abuse Trauma: Assessment and
Intervention Strategies for Children, Families and Adults. NY:
Haworth Press, 1998.) <br><br>
My research questions are (and I'm still in the proposal
stage):<br><br>
How do the rates of incidence for sibling sexual abuse (SSA) in the OIS
compared to selected studies in the literature from 1980 -2201?<br><br>
How do SSA victims and offender characteristics compare?<br><br>
Comparatively, what are the etiologic factors leading to SSA?<br><br>
Is systemic oppression a factor in the occurrence and treatment of
SSA? Data analysis will be informed by structural social work
theory in an effort to understand if families reproduce systemic
(especially patriarchal) oppression of women within these families, which
result in the abuse of the girl children. Family characteristics
such as rigid gender roles, the presence of spousal violence and the use
of pornography are examples of variables that would indicate gender
oppression in the home. Other systemic oppressions experienced by
the family may be indicated as significant through the analysis of
variables such as culture, race, parental illness/disability and
socio-economic class of the family. Some studies have shown a
significant relationship between some of these 'potential risk factors'
and SSA (Adler and Shutz 1995) and I would like to add to this body of
knowledge by adding the OIS data with a structural social work analysis
to the overall. The discussion accompanying the data analysis will
also explore how attitudes about SSA have changed over two decades as
revealed in the research authors' narrative.<br><br>
What is the relationship between the severity and chronicity of SSA and
the long term effects of the abuse as shown in the literature? The
small treatment sample studies in the literature often happened as a
result of a single therapist or group of private practitioners noticing a
remarkable increase in SSA cases in their practice. They took
advantage of these individuals in their care to study the
phenomenon. These studies are rich in narrative and are a mix of
self-reports of adult survivors, therapy case notes and information from
the records of child protection workers. They give us insight into
the relationship between abuse variables - particularly severity and
chronicity - and the long-term impacts of SSA .<br><br>
Because I am working within a grounded theory paradigm, other questions
will arise as I progress through the analysis of the data, especially the
narratives in the literature. There will also be a great challenge
in comparing apples and oranges. I will be comparing
quantitative and qualitative data from different kinds and sizes of
sample populations using different methodologies, so caution must be made
in interpreting comparisons.<br><br>
I should be defending my proposal around the end of the month.<br><br>
Cheers<br>
Rachael Crowder<br>
MSW Student<br>
Carleton University<br>
Ottawa Canada<br><br>
At 00:04 11/01/2002 -0500, you wrote:<br>
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Date: Tue, 8 Jan 2002 19:39:48 -0800 (PST)<br>
From: John M Price PhD <jmprice@calweb.com><br>
To: Child Maltreatment Researchers
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Subject: Sibling Incest Study<br>
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Just curious if the original poster hs gelled any variables for her<br>
project. <br>
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Subject: Re: Conference on victimization of children and youth
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Dear Shabbar
Could you look at this please. I was wondering, at these conferences,
do most present papers and results on research that has been completed,
or is there scope to present papers on research in progress?
Hope you're well
Ceilidh
>>> david.finkelhor@unh.edu 01/02/02 20:10 PM >>>
VICTIMIZATION OF CHILDREN & YOUTH: AN INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH CONFERENCE
August 4 -- 7, 2002
.
Location: Sheraton Harborside Hotel and Conference Center, Portsmouth,
New
Hampshire.
Sponsored by the Family Research Laboratory and the Crimes against
Children
Research Center, University of New Hampshire, and the National Institute
for
Victim Studies, Sam Houston State University
We invite the submission of abstracts on research concerning all aspects
of
victimization of children and youth including child abuse, sexual abuse,
bullying and peer violence, homicide, conventional crime and community
violence, school crime, child neglect, child pornography, Internet
victimization, date rape, sexual harassment, and other forms of teen
victimization.
PROGRAM TOPICS
Papers on all aspects of research on child victimization are invited. We
particularly encourage papers on the following topics:
Peer Victimization
Abuse and Neglect of Children with Disabilities
Foster Care for Child Victims
Abuse in Teen Dating Relationships
Risk Factors for Victimization
Internet-Related Victimization
Child Witnesses to Domestic Violence
Justice System Response to Child Victims
Prevention Program Evaluation and Methodology
Developmental Effects of Victimization
Victimization in Minority Communities
Self-Report Methodology for Children
Mandatory Reporting and its Effects
Historical Changes or Trends in Reporting and Incidence
Intrafamilial Homicide
Evaluation of Treatment Programs
Research on Child Protective Systems
Victimization Histories Among Incarcerated Youth
Abuse of At-Risk Youth
SESSION FORMAT
The conference format is almost entirely devoted to research paper
presentations of approximately 20 minutes each. We will also accept
proposals for panels or symposia comprised of 3 or 4 papers focused on
one
theme, and we will consider submissions to be presented in poster
format.
.
DEADLINE
Electronic Receipt of AbstractsFebruary 26, 2002
STUDENT SCHOLARSHIPS
We have a limited number of scholarships available this year for student
and new researchers. If you are interested in pursuing a scholarship,
please see our website for instructions on how to apply.
Electronic submission process: Please submit your abstract to our
website
(http://www.unh.edu/frl).
David Finkelhor * Crimes Against Children Research Center * Family
Research Laboratory * Department of Sociology * University of New
Hampshire *
Durham, NH 03824 * 603-862-2761 (phone) * 603-862-1122 (fax)
david.finkelhor@unh.edu (or)
davidf@hypatia.unh.edu
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CCRC website: http://www.unh.edu/ccrc/index.html
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