University of South Florida, Bloomfield, NJ 07003, USA.
J Interpers Violence. 2013 Feb;28(3):538-57. doi: 10.1177/0886260512455510. Epub 2012 Sep 7.
The current study investigated: (1) the relationship between childhood sexual abuse (CSA) and four relationship adjustment variables (consensus, cohesion, affection, and satisfaction); (2) whether finding meaning in CSA and using mature defenses would predict relationship adjustment; and (3) whether meaning and mature defenses would moderate the association between CSA severity and relationship adjustment. The sample consisted of 287 undergraduate women, 95 of whom reported a history of CSA. All participants were involved in a romantic relationship at the time of the study. Results indicated a significant relationship between CSA history and dyadic consensus, whereby abused women reported less agreement with their partners than nonabused women. In the abused sample, CSA severity significantly predicted affection and mature defenses significantly predicted both affection and consensus in relationships. Furthermore, mature defenses moderated the relationship between CSA severity and dyadic cohesion (i.e., joint activities with one's partner). Contrary to hypotheses, meaning was not related to relationship adjustment and did not moderate the association between CSA severity and relationship adjustment. These findings advance the CSA literature by elucidating factors that predict healthy adjustment to CSA.
（1）童年期性虐待（CSA）与四个关系调整变量（共识、凝聚力、情感和满意度）之间的关系；（2）在 CSA 中找到意义和使用成熟防御是否能预测关系调整；（3）意义和成熟防御是否会调节 CSA 严重程度与关系调整之间的关联。样本由 287 名本科女性组成，其中 95 名报告了 CSA 史。所有参与者在研究时都处于恋爱关系中。结果表明，CSA 史与对偶共识之间存在显著关系，即受虐待的女性与伴侣的一致性低于未受虐待的女性。在受虐待的样本中，CSA 严重程度显著预测了情感，而成熟防御则显著预测了关系中的情感和共识。此外，成熟防御调节了 CSA 严重程度与对偶凝聚力（即与伴侣的共同活动）之间的关系。与假设相反，意义与关系调整无关，也不会调节 CSA 严重程度与关系调整之间的关联。这些发现通过阐明预测 CSA 健康调整的因素，推进了 CSA 文献。
