Psychology of computer use: XX. Sexual abuse recalled: evaluation of a computerized questionnaire in a population of young adult males

Percept Mot Skills. 1991 Feb;72(1):287-8. doi: 10.2466/pms.1991.72.1.287.

Abstract

Development of a computerized questionnaire for investigating prevalence of child sexual abuse as "unwanted sexual contact" prior to Age 17 and associated long-term mental health sequelae is described. The computerized technique has technical advantages, and in a study of 200 university men elicited significantly more recall of prior abuse (in 14% of subjects) than a paper questionnaire.

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Child
  • Child Abuse, Sexual / diagnosis
  • Child Abuse, Sexual / psychology*
  • Diagnosis, Computer-Assisted / instrumentation*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Mental Recall*
  • Microcomputers*
  • Personality Tests / instrumentation*
  • Psychometrics
  • Self Disclosure
  • Software