Self-blame appraisals are frequently studied among adolescents following sexual abuse. However, the conceptualization and operationalization of self-blame varies across studies, with some examining self-blame specific to the abuse and others examining global self-blame. The present study examined the factor structure and theorized correlates of measures of self-blame appraisals among a sample of adolescents who had been sexually abused (N = 493, 91% female). Results of confirmatory factor analyses indicated that a two-factor model, in which abuse-specific and global self-blame appraisals load onto separate factors, produced a superior model fit compared with a single-factor model, though the two factors were highly correlated. Abuse-specific and global self-blame appraisals are differentially associated with theorized correlates, such as experiencing coercion during the abuse. Taken together, the findings suggest that adolescents’ abuse-specific and global self-blame appraisals following sexual abuse are measuring distinct constructs.

自责评估经常在遭受性虐待的青少年中进行研究。然而，自责的概念化和操作化因研究而异，有些研究针对虐待的自责，而另一些则研究全球自责。本研究检查了在遭受性虐待的青少年样本中自责评估的因素结构和理论相关性（N= 493，91% 为女性）。验证性因素分析的结果表明，与单因素模型相比，一个双因素模型（其中滥用特定和全局自责评估加载到单独的因素上）产生了更好的模型拟合，尽管这两个因素高度相关。特定虐待和全球自责评估与理论上的相关因素存在差异，例如在虐待期间经历胁迫。综上所述，研究结果表明，青少年在性虐待后的特定虐待和全球自责评估正在衡量不同的结构。