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Measure % Highest Level of education Bachelor's degree 48.9 Doctorate or professional degree 17.0 Master's degree 27.7 Some college or no degree 6.4 Employment status at the time of the data collection (%) Employed full-time 48.9 Employed part-time 2.1 Retired 34.0 Self-employed 6.4 Unable to work 2.1 Unemployed and currently looking for work 4.3 Unemployed and not currently looking for work 2.1 Marital status Married, or in a domestic partnership 66.0 Divorced 14.9 Separated 2.1 Widowed 4.3 Single (never married) 12.8 Type of Abuse Frequency Use of force during abuse 0 Anal penetration (digital) 36 Anal penetration (object) 2 Penis or testicles fondled 46 Victim made to touch or fondle the abuser's genitals 3 Victim was masturbated 14 Victim was caused to orgasm or ejaculate 6 The abuser exposed his genitals to the victim 10 Victim was made to masturbate the abuser 2 - Table 3
Relationships between Romantic or Sexual Intimacy Problems and Postabuse Variables
Variable n χ2 P Fisher’s Exact Test Φ Loss of romantic partners Yes 29 15.333 <.001* <.001* .575 No 18 Loss of meaningful relationships Yes 37 16.613 <.001* <.001* .595 No 10 Difficulty sustaining employment Yes 19 6.542 <.011* <.015* .373 No 28 Alcohol addiction Yes 16 1.993 .158 .234 — No 31 Drug addiction Yes 15 4.519 .034* .042* .310 No 32 Difficulty achieving or sustaining an erection (erectile dysfunction) Yes 25 10.956 .001* .001* .483 No 22 Loss of sexual interest or pleasure Yes 32 1.451 .228 .245 — No 15 Bothersome thoughts about sex Yes 20 3.562 .059 .114 — No 27 Never feeling close to another person Yes 24 .710 .400 .461 — No 23 Feeling self-conscious around others Yes 21 4.039 .044 .059 — No 26 Problems trusting others Yes 39 .210 .647 1.000 — No 8 Humiliation or embarrassment associated with the abuse Yes 39 .428 .513 1.000 — No 8 GSI Functional population 15 8.349 <.039* — .421 Moderately symptomatic 11 Severely symptomatic 20 *p < 0.05.
Variable n Mean (SCL-90-R) SD t Test P Value Cohen’s d Genitals were fondled Yes 46 109.65 72.66 1.289 .204 — No 1 15.00 — Anal penetration (digital) Yes 36 103.00 69.92 −.783 .438 — No 11 122.82 84.82 Made to orgasm or ejaculate during abuse Yes 6 148.33 49.68 1.477 .147 — No 41 101.68 74.69 Loss of sexual interest or pleasure Yes 31 134.90 69.68 4.424* <.001* 1.210 No 15 58.47 46.14 Alcohol addiction Yes 16 145.94 61.50 2.756* .008* .848 No 31 87.87 71.66 Drug addiction Yes 15 129.67 60.30 1.429 .160 — No 32 97.31 77.20 Feelings of shame or humiliation Yes 45 103.82 72.45 −1.732 .09 — No 2 193.50 .707 Sexual or intimacy problems Yes 39 118.33 68.57 2.315* .025* .898 No 8 55.50 76.98 Loss of romantic partners Yes 29 128.69 68.79 2.664* .011* .799 No 18 73.72 68.72 Loss of meaningful relationships Yes 37 126.65 69.14 5.582* <.001* 1.399 No 10 37.30 35.63 Erectile dysfunction Yes 25 116.88 67.89 .921 .362 — No 22 97.14 79.04 Difficulty with employment Yes 19 149.11 62.03 3.590* .001* 1.067 No 28 79.40 67.31 SCL-90-R = Symptom Checklist 90–Revised.
*p < 0.05.
