Title
Personality trait preferences for best friends and romantic partners in women with a history of childhood sexual abuse
Date of Award
2011
Degree Name
M.A. in Clinical Psychology
Department
Department of Psychology
Advisor/Chair
Advisor: Carolyn Roecker Phelps
Abstract
The objective of the present research was to provide a broader examination of the association between maladaptive interpersonal relationships and childhood sexual abuse (CSA) by examining women's personality preferences for best friends and romantic partners. This study used the Q-Method statistical procedure to examine the association between childhood sexual abuse and adult impersonal difficulties. Women college students at the University of Dayton (N = 75) rated forty personality traits on a scale from least to most desired in a best friend and again for a romantic partner. The results revealed that women with a history of CSA showed marginally greater error variance in ther preferences for romantic partners compared to women without a CSA history.
Keywords
Sexually abused girls Psychology, Interpersonal relations Psychological aspects, Man-woman relationships Psychological aspects, Female friendship, Abused children, Women Psychology
Rights Statement
Copyright 2011, author
Recommended Citation
Roth, Michelle Ann, "Personality trait preferences for best friends and romantic partners in women with a history of childhood sexual abuse" (2011). Graduate Theses and Dissertations. 326.
https://ecommons.udayton.edu/graduate_theses/326
