Adult Memories and Consequences and Recovery from Child Sexual Abuse
Completed in 1997
Project Director: Linda Williams, Ph.D.
This research was designed to answer crucial questions
that require longitudinal data:
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What can we conclude about patterns of memories of traumatic
events based on adult recollections of incidents which were
documented several decades ago?
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What childhood and abuse characteristics are associated with
forgetting childhood trauma?
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What is the content and accuracy of abuse-related memories
over time?
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To what extent can the high rates of violence, delinquency,
substance abuse, and suicide attempts be attributed to sexual
abuse?
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What are the linkages between child abuse and these serious
sequelae?
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What factors are associated with resilience and recovery?
Findings from this project will be used to design
interventions for and promote the health and well-being of women,
men, girls, and boys who have had to confront the problems of childhood
sexual abuse and violence.
Publications
Banyard, V. L., & Williams, L. M. (1996). Characteristics
of child sexual abuse as correlates of women's adjustment: a prospective
study. Journal of Marriage and the Family, 58, 853-865.
Williams, L. M., & Banyard, V. L. (Eds.) (1998). Trauma & Memory. Newbury
Park, CA: Sage.
Williams, L. M., & Banyard, V. L. (1997). Gender
and Recall of Child Sexual Abuse: A Prospective Study. In J. D.
Read & D. S. Lindsay (Eds.) Recollections of Trauma: Scientific
Evidence and Clinical Practice. New York: Plenum.
Williams, L. M., & Banyard, V. L. (1997). Perspectives
on adult memories of child sexual abuse: A research review. In L.
J. Dicksein, M. B. Riba, & J. M. Oldham (Eds.), American Psychiatric
Press Review of Psychiatry, Volume 16 (ch. II, pp. 123-151.).
Washington, DC: American Psychiatric Press.
Williams, L. M., Siegel, J. A., & Pomeroy, J.
J. (2000) Validity of women's self-reports of documented child sexual
abuse. In A. Stone & J. S. Turkkan (Eds.), The Science of Self-Report:
Implications for Research and Practice. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence
Earlbaum.
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