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The effects of sexual abuse on female adolescent brain structures

Melek Hande Bulut Demir
Melek Hande Bulut Demir
, 
Rahime Kaya
Rahime Kaya
, 
Ozgun Ozalay
Ozgun Ozalay
, 
Damla Isman Haznedaroglu
Damla Isman Haznedaroglu
, 
Yigit Erdogan
Yigit Erdogan
, 
Omer Kitis
Omer Kitis
, 
Tezan Bildik
Tezan Bildik
, 
Ali Saffet Gonul
Ali Saffet Gonul
 oraz 
Mehmet Cagdas Eker
Mehmet Cagdas Eker
   | 25 lip 2023
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Article Category: Research Article
Data publikacji: 25 lip 2023
Zakres stron: 87 - 94
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/sjcapp-2023-0009
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FIGURE 1.

Flow diagram.
Flow diagram.

FIGURE 2.

Cortical thickness comparison between sexually abused group and non-abused group. The sexually abused group have reduced cortical thickness in the right inferior frontal gyrus (T=3.5, p<0.01, cluster size=694 mm2, x=51 y=-30 z=6; depicted in the yellow circle) when compared with non-abused group.
Cortical thickness comparison between sexually abused group and non-abused group. The sexually abused group have reduced cortical thickness in the right inferior frontal gyrus (T=3.5, p<0.01, cluster size=694 mm2, x=51 y=-30 z=6; depicted in the yellow circle) when compared with non-abused group.

Demographic and clinical variables of sexually abused and non-abused groups.

Variables Sexually Abused Group (N=57) Mean ± SD Non-abused Group (N=33) Mean ± SD Comparison
Age (years) 16.35 ± 1.11 17.6 ± 1.83 U=1043 p > 0.05
Education (years) 9.83 ± 1.47 10.67 ± 1.5 U=1044 p > 0.05
SES 28.6 ± 6.1 39.3 ± 5.9 T=8 df=88
      p < 0.001
       
CTQ Emotional Abuse 10.7±5.6 5.5±1.2 U=250 p<0.001
CTQ Physical Abuse 7.9±4.9 5±0 U=511 p<0.001
CTQ Physical Neglect 8.2±3.4 5.6±1.6 U=459 p<0.001
CTQ Emotional Neglect 12±6.5 7.8±4.2 U=572 p<0.001
CTQ Total 53.7±21.5 29±5.1 U=168 p<0.001
CTQ Sexual Abuse 14.8±7.3 5±2 U=184 p<0.001
BDI Scores 21.2 ± 17.3 4.75 ± 4.57 U=414 p < 0.001
STAI 1 Scores 46.3±14.8 31.6±7.7 U=414 p<0.001
STAI 2 Scores 49.9±13.6 38.7±6.5 U=404 p<0.001
IQ Scores 82.1 ± 16.3 100.3 ± 10.1 T=5.7 df=88 p < 0.001

The comparison of hippocampus and amygdala volumes between sexually abused and non-abused groups.

Volume Sexually Abused group (N=57) Mean ± SD Non-abused group (N=33) Mean ± SD F-value p-value
L Amygdala 1602.39±178.29 1549.89±152.29 3.62 p=0.06
R Amygdala 1746.93±189.72 1692.44±149.3 6.54 p < .05
L Hippocampus 4033.47±364.86 3923.56±336.66 8.45 p < .05
R Hippocampus 4208.29±379.90 4117.72±330.65 5.68 p < .05
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Język:
Angielski
Częstotliwość wydawania:
Volume Open
Dziedziny czasopisma:
Medicine, Basic Medical Science, other
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