ICPS
2021 APS Virtual Convention · 2021
Spanish Speaking Children Who Have Experienced Child Sexual Abuse Express Greater Internalizing Symptoms Than English Speakers
- Anastassia Cafatti
University of Miami - Zabin Patel
University of Miami - Elizabeth Casline
University of Miami - Amanda Jensen-Doss
University of Miami - Vanessa Ramirez
Kristi House Children's Advocacy Center
Abstract
Hispanic youth are at a higher risk for psychopathology after Child Sexual Abuse compared to White youth. This study explored the relationship between youth-reported internalizing symptoms and language (Spanish and English) in a community sample of 8,286 youth who experienced CSA, from a Child Advocacy Center (CAC) in Miami-Dade.
Psychopathology
