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Crocodile talk: Attributions of incestuously abused and nonabused sisters

  • Kathleen Monahan

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Abstract

This study is a qualitative analysis of the attributions of sisters (abused and nonabused sister dyads, n = 10 and abused sister dyads, n = 10) who grew up in an incestuous family. While the sibling subsystem is reported to be the most important and enduring relational environment in the life of the family, little is known about the cognitions and attributions of siblings, regarding incest. This study examines the attributions of participants regarding the general sibling group, victim selection and nonselection, as well as attributions regarding jealousy, protection, and guilt within the sister relationship.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)19-34
Number of pages16
JournalChild Abuse and Neglect
Volume21
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 1997

Keywords

  • Attributions
  • Incest
  • Sisters

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