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Thode, Rick D., Object Representations of Sexually and
Multiply Abused Females: A TAT Analysis. Doctor of
Philosophy (Clinical Psychology), August, 1994, 174 pp., 7
tables, references, 191 titles.
Object representations of sexually abused girls were
compared to those of a clinical control group with no
history of maltreatment. In addition, girls subjected to
sexual abuse by itself were compared with girls who were
sexually abused in conjunction with physical abuse and/or
neglect (i.e., multiply abused). TAT stories were analyzed
using the Object Relations and Social Cognition Scale
(ORSCS; Westen et al., 1985) which assesses four dimensions
of object relations. It was hypothesized that sexually
abused children would manifest more general and highly
pathognomic impairment than controls along four dimensions
of object relations. It was also hypothesized that multiple
abuse would be associated with more general and highly
pathognomic impairment in object relations than sexual abuse
by itself. The results did not support any of the
hypotheses predicting group differences in object relations
as a function of abuse. However, sexually abused girls
showed a non-significant trend toward more severe impairment
in their capacity for emotional investment in relationships
and moral standards. Discrepancies between this study and
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Thode, Rick D. (Rick Davis). Object Representations of Sexually and Multiply Abused Females: A TAT Analysis, dissertation, August 1994; Denton, Texas. (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc278277/m1/3/: accessed April 24, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; .