African American Pastors' Beliefs and Actions Regarding Childhood Incest in the African American Community

Autor/in	Wells, Tesia Denis
Titel	African American Pastors' Beliefs and Actions Regarding Childhood Incest in the African American Community
Quelle	(2012), (117 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit Ph.D. Dissertation, Texas Woman's University
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
ISBN	978-1-3031-3887-4
Schlagwörter	Hochschulschrift; Dissertation; African Americans; Clergy; Sexual Abuse; Child Abuse; Victims of Crime; Law Enforcement; Attribution Theory; Criminals; Individual Characteristics; Rating Scales; Questionnaires; Statistical Analysis; Texas + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Thesis; Dissertations; Academic thesis; Afroamerikaner; Klerus; Sexueller Missbrauch; Abuse of children; Abuse; Child; Children; Kindesmissbrauch; Missbrauch; Kind; Kinder; Victim; Victims; Crime; Opfer; Verbrechen; Gesetzesvollzug; Straftäter; Personality characteristic; Personality traits; Persönlichkeitsmerkmal; Rating-Skala; Fragebogen; Statistische Analyse
Abstract	This quantitative study sought to explore African American pastors' beliefs and actions regarding childhood incest in the African American community and their decisions to inform the proper authorities. This exploratory study was developed in order to draw both public and academic attention to the understudied phenomenon of childhood incest within the African American community. The participants for this study were recruited using a convenience sampling technique. The sample consisted of 52 African American male pastors with a minimum of one year as a pastor with experience among predominately African American Church of God in Christ (COGIC) congregations in the state of Texas. Jackson Incest Blame Scale (JIBS) and Personal Background Questionnaire (PBQ) were used to answer the five research questions. Data were analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics. The results of this study indicated that African American pastors believe that childhood incest exists in the African American community. The exploration of beliefs regarding childhood incest in the African American community is that both the victim blame and offender characteristics are important in reporting childhood incest to the proper authorities. In addition, the most significant results indicate that the educational level of pastors is very important in the attribution of blame in cases of childhood incest in the African American family and community. [The dissertation citations contained here are published with the permission of ProQuest LLC. Further reproduction is prohibited without permission. Copies of dissertations may be obtained by Telephone (800) 1-800-521-0600. Web page: http://www.proquest.com/en-US/products/dissertations/individuals.shtml.] (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01