Sponsor
Portland State University. Department of Psychology
First Advisor
Janice Haaken
Date of Publication
1987
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Science (M.S.) in Psychology
Department
Psychology
Language
English
Subjects
Friendship, Women, Incest
DOI
10.15760/etd.5622
Physical Description
1 online resource (61 p.)
Abstract
This study focused on the mother/daughter relationship in father/daughter incest and how that relationship influences women's friendships with other women. Many researchers have concluded that females who were sexually abused by male authority figures, i.e., father, step-father, grandfather, older brother, minister, babysitter, will have impaired relationships with men. Clinicians surmise that the enormous betrayal of trust involved in the incest leads the child to generalize from her experience with one male to all males. Victims express feelings of distrust, fear of intimacy, and fear of personal expression in all male/female relationships. Studies suggest that in families where father/daughter incest has occurred the relationships between mother and daughter are also impaired. Most often cited is the distant relationship between the mother and daughter. Also discussed is the intense anger the daughter feels toward the mother for not protecting her from the perpetrator's abuse. Betrayal, in the form of the mother's inability to provide protection, often evokes more anger from the daughter than does the father's betrayal.
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Persistent Identifier
http://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/21135
Recommended Citation
Lockert, Laurie, "Friendship between women : the influence of incest" (1987). Dissertations and Theses. Paper 3738.
https://doi.org/10.15760/etd.5622
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