Investigating emotional regulation, aggression and self-esteem in sexually abused adolescents

Objectives: Child sexual abuse is a global problem with an increased risk of developing psychopathology. In recent studies, it was studied that children and adolescents who experienced have emotion regulation difficulties. We aimed to investigate some features sexually abused by studying regulation, aggression, self-esteem. Methods: One hundred four seeking treatment after Bursa Yuksek Ihtisas Training Research Hospital Monitoring Center 91 control group were included. Participants given complete the personal information form, adolescent scale, reactive-proactive aggression Rosenberg self-esteem scale.Results: It determined used more internal dysfunctional external while functional regulation. While there no difference between both groups regarding found be lower in adolescents. Self-injurious behavior higher victims abuse. Aggression increase as increased. Conclusions: had difficulty regulating their emotions exhibited self-injurious thoughts behaviors but them terms aggression. study group.