Psychological, cultural and family factors in incest and family sexual abuse

Abstract

This paper reviews clinical experience and research evidence about father-daughter incest and family sexual abuse and suggests six factors important in its etiology: the personal characteristics of the offender, the role of the mother, a milieu of abandonment, subcultural isolation, poor family sexual boundaries, and opportunity factors.

Department

Sociology

Publication Date

1978

Journal Title

Journal of Marriage and Family Counseling

Publisher

Wiley

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

10.1111/j.1752-0606.1978.tb00539.x

Document Type

Article

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