A comparison of clinical and non-clinical samples using the concepts of: Individual personality, family structure, family of origin perception, sexuality, and adjustment/adaptability to determine family risk for father-daughter incest
Abstract
This Study addresses the viability of the correlates of father-daughter incest put forth in the literature to date. Previous explanations and factors were intergrated into a model of family vulnerability and offender potential. A sample of eighty individuals (forty couples) was divided into three groups; clinical incest, clinical non-incest, and non-clinical. Twelve variables were tested to determine group membership; sexuality, family of origin perception, adaptation/adjustment, personality, enmeshement/disengagement, father-child cohesion/estrangement, mother-child cohesion/estrangement, cross-generational coalitions, spouse conflict resolved/unresolved, family conflict avoided/expressed, flexibility/rigidity, and overprotection/autonomy. Five self-report instruments were given to each individual; the Family of Origin Scale, the SFIS-R, the FIRA-G, the Eysenck Personality Short Questionnaire, and the HCSQ.
Degree
Ph.D.
Advisors
Sprenkle, Purdue University.
Subject Area
Families & family life|Personal relationships|Sociology|Criminology
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