Effects of Administering Sexually Explicit Questionnaires on Anger, Anxiety, and Depression in Sexually Abused and Non Abused Females: Implications for Risk Assessment
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2006
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
https://doi.org/10.1080/00926230500442326
Abstract
Human sexuality researchers and institutional review boards often are concerned about the sensitive nature of the information that they obtain and whether this type of research increases the psychological risks to participants. To date, there are almost no empirical data that address this issue. We administered state and trait measures of anger, anxiety, and depression to 207 females who were administered four questionnaires that asked them to reveal highly sensitive, sexually explicit information, including questions regarding childhood sexual abuse. Then they were readministered the state and trait measures of distress.We found no significant differences, even among those who reported being sexually abused as children, suggesting that such studies do not significantly increase the risk of psychological harm to participants.
Was this content written or created while at USF?
Yes
Citation / Publisher Attribution
Journal of Sex & Marital Therapy, v. 32, issue 2, p. 161-172
Scholar Commons Citation
Savell, Jodi K.; Kinder, Bill N.; and Young, M. Scott, "Effects of Administering Sexually Explicit Questionnaires on Anger, Anxiety, and Depression in Sexually Abused and Non Abused Females: Implications for Risk Assessment" (2006). Mental Health Law & Policy Faculty Publications. 329.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/mhlp_facpub/329
