Ri. Scott et Hd. Day, ASSOCIATION OF ABUSE-RELATED SYMPTOMS AND STYLE OF ANGER EXPRESSION FOR FEMALE SURVIVORS OF CHILDHOOD INCEST, Journal of interpersonal violence, 11(2), 1996, pp. 208-220
Thirty-two adult female survivors of childhood sexual abuse completed
the State-Trait Anger Expression Inventory (STAXI) and the Response to
Childhood Incest Questionnaire (RCIQ). These women reported higher le
vels of both experienced and expressed anger than comparable STAXI nor
ms. The STAXI measure of inwardly directed anger was positively correl
ated with the total symptom score of the RCIQ and with 10 of the 11 RC
IQ subscales. STAXI measures of outwardly directed anger and anger con
trol were not correlated with the RCIQ. These findings are the first e
mpirical evidence for an association between style of anger expression
and the long-term consequences of childhood sexual abuse.