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While correlates of recovery have been documented in children, factors exacerbating parents\u2019 adaptation to their child\u2019s unveiling of CSA deserves further attention. Parents\u2019 history of abuse has been inconsistently identified as a predictor of their distress in reaction to their child\u2019s abuse disclosure. This study proposes a mediation model that explores various processes underlying mother\u2019s psychological distress (posttraumatic stress disorder [PTSD], dissociation, and their comorbidity) following their children\u2019s unveiling of CSA. It investigates the influence of mother\u2019s own CSA, as well as of her exposure to additional forms of past and current victimization, on her reaction to the child\u2019s CSA disclosure, while considering coping mechanisms as mediators (avoidance, problem solving, search for social support, and feeling of guilt). 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