Comparison of Open Versus Closed Group Interventions for Sexually Abused Adolescent Girls

Authors: Tourigny, Marc; Hébert, Martine

Source: Violence and Victims, Volume 22, Number 3, 2007 , pp. 334-349(16)

Publisher: Springer Publishing Company

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Abstract:

A first aim of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of an open group therapy for sexually abused teenagers using a quasi-experimental pretest/posttest treatment design. A second aim was to explore whether differential gains were linked to an open versus a closed group format. Results indicate that sexually abused girls involved in an open group therapy showed significant gains relative to teenagers of the control group girls for the majority of the variables considered. Analyses contrasting the two formats of group therapy fail to identify statistical differences suggesting that both open and closed group formats are likely to be associated with the same significant gains for sexually abused teenagers.

Keywords: SEXUAL ABUSE; ADOLESCENTS; INTERVENTION; GROUP THERAPY; EVALUATION

Document Type: Research article

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1891/088667007780842775

Publication date: 2007-06-01

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Violence and Victims discusses theory, research, policy, and clinical practice in the area of interpersonal violence and victimization across such disciplines as psychology, sociology, criminology, law, medicine, nursing, psychiatry, and social work.
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