The Effect of Childhood Sexual Victimization on Women's Income
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2008
Keywords
Women’s Wages, Child Sexual Abuse
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
https://doi.org/10.1057/palgrave.eej.9050017
Abstract
Numerous studies show that survivors of childhood sexual abuse (CSA) suffer as adults from depression, post-traumatic stress disorder, alcohol and drug abuse, and other mental illnesses. As such, the effect of experiencing traumatic events during childhood including sexual abuse can be long lasting. The lasting effects of CSA may also have economic implications. The purpose of this paper is to examine whether a history of CSA affects women’s wages and to examine whether such effects are a function of the severity of abuse.
Was this content written or created while at USF?
Yes
Citation / Publisher Attribution
Eastern Economic Journal, v. 34, issue 1, p. 27–40
Scholar Commons Citation
Robst, John and Smith, Stacy, "The Effect of Childhood Sexual Victimization on Women's Income" (2008). Mental Health Law & Policy Faculty Publications. 265.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/mhlp_facpub/265
