2020
Predictors and correlates of lifetime and persistent non-suicidal self-injury and suicide attempts among adult survivors of childhood sexual abuse
Steine IM, Nielsen B, Porter PA, Krystal JH, Winje D, Grønli J, Milde AM, Bjorvatn B, Nordhus IH, Pallesen S. Predictors and correlates of lifetime and persistent non-suicidal self-injury and suicide attempts among adult survivors of childhood sexual abuse. European Journal Of Psychotraumatology 2020, 11: 1815282. PMID: 33312451, PMCID: PMC7717684, DOI: 10.1080/20008198.2020.1815282.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAdult CSA survivorsChildhood sexual abuseCSA survivorsSexual abuseProximal factorsPredictors of NSSISexual abuse survivorsSuicide attemptsMental health symptomsNew suicide attemptSocial support scoresIndividual differencesAbuse survivorsMental health disordersRelational problemsDistal factorsHealth symptomsNSSIChildhood maltreatmentProblem scoresHigher depressionSocial supportPast suicide attemptsForm of symptomsLifetime NSSILongitudinal Relationships between Perceived Social Support and Symptom Outcomes: Findings from a sample of Adult Survivors of Childhood Sexual Abuse
Steine IM, Winje D, Krystal JH, Milde AM, Bjorvatn B, Nordhus IH, Grønli J, Pallesen S. Longitudinal Relationships between Perceived Social Support and Symptom Outcomes: Findings from a sample of Adult Survivors of Childhood Sexual Abuse. Child Abuse & Neglect 2020, 107: 104566. PMID: 32526550, DOI: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2020.104566.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChildhood sexual abuseMental health symptomsCSA survivorsSocial supportRelational problemsSexual abuseHealth symptomsCross-lagged panel analysisAdult survivorsAdult CSA survivorsPosttraumatic stress symptomsSexual abuse survivorsFemale CSA survivorsLongitudinal studyPerceived Social SupportFour-year longitudinal studyDifferent symptom domainsPosttraumatic stressAbuse survivorsStress symptomsAnxiety symptomsReciprocal associationsLongitudinal relationshipLongitudinal associationsSymptom domains
2017
Posttraumatic symptom profiles among adult survivors of childhood sexual abuse: A longitudinal study
Steine IM, Winje D, Skogen JC, Krystal JH, Milde AM, Bjorvatn B, Nordhus IH, Grønli J, Pallesen S. Posttraumatic symptom profiles among adult survivors of childhood sexual abuse: A longitudinal study. Child Abuse & Neglect 2017, 67: 280-293. PMID: 28327414, DOI: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2017.03.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChildhood sexual abuseSexual abuseAdult survivorsPosttraumatic Stress Symptom TrajectoriesSexual abuse survivorsClinical-level symptomsLatent profile analysisAbuse survivorsRelational difficultiesAbusive experiencesPTSS trajectoriesPenetrative abusePTSSChildhood maltreatmentBest overall fitSocial supportIntense anxietyNorwegian sampleBiological parentsLongitudinal studySymptom trajectoriesClinical interventionsSymptom profilesAbuseOverall fitCumulative childhood maltreatment and its dose-response relation with adult symptomatology: Findings in a sample of adult survivors of sexual abuse
Steine IM, Winje D, Krystal JH, Bjorvatn B, Milde AM, Grønli J, Nordhus IH, Pallesen S. Cumulative childhood maltreatment and its dose-response relation with adult symptomatology: Findings in a sample of adult survivors of sexual abuse. Child Abuse & Neglect 2017, 65: 99-111. PMID: 28131947, DOI: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2017.01.008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCumulative childhood maltreatmentChildhood maltreatmentPosttraumatic stressSexual abuseSocial supportChildhood adversityAdult survivorsRule-governed wayHierarchical regression analysisChildhood maltreatment experiencesSelf-harm behaviorsDose-response relationCumulative childhood adversityAdult symptomatologyDisorder symptomsSelf-reported symptomsPsychological distressRelational problemsSymptom complexityMaltreatment experiencesWork functioningEmotional painRelated distressMaltreatment scoresAdversity
2011
Insomnia, Nightmare Frequency, and Nightmare Distress in Victims of Sexual Abuse
Steine IM, Krystal JH, Nordhus IH, Bjorvatn B, Harvey AG, Eid J, Grønli J, Milde AM, Pallesen S. Insomnia, Nightmare Frequency, and Nightmare Distress in Victims of Sexual Abuse. Journal Of Interpersonal Violence 2011, 27: 1827-1843. PMID: 22204947, DOI: 10.1177/0886260511430385.Peer-Reviewed Original Research