Sexual Abuse and Assault in a Large National Sample of Children and Adolescents
Sexual Abuse and Assault in a Large National Sample of Children and Adolescents
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DOI：
10.1177/1077559519873975
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发表时间：
2019-09-16
影响因子：
5.1
通讯作者：
Finkelhor, David
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作者：
Gewirtz-Meydan, Ateret;Finkelhor, David
目前的研究试图检查美国全国代表性的13052名0-17岁的儿童和青少年的性侵案件的特征。全国儿童暴力暴露调查是在三个不同的年份（2008年、2011年和2014年）通过电话采访收集的。通过青少年受害调查问卷，从青少年（10-17岁）或照顾者（0-9岁）那里获得关于性虐待和性侵犯的信息。结果表明，大多数犯罪行为是由其他青少年（男性为76.7%，女性为70.1%）实施的，主要是熟人，14-17岁的青少年发生的频率更高。女孩主要被男性虐待（88.4%），男孩同时被男性（45.6%）和女性（54.4%）虐待。在15%的案例中，性侵是性侵犯的一部分。37.5%的受害者报告说他们非常害怕，但19.8%的人完全不害怕。在10到17岁的青少年中，66.3%的发作没有向父母或任何成年人报告。所有案件中有19.1%是报警的。本研究的结果表明，儿童和青少年以各种方式遭受性虐待和性侵犯，这需要打破对问题的传统刻板印象。
The present study sought to examine features of sexual abuse cases among a U.S. nationally representative sample of 13,052 children and adolescents, ages 0-17 years. The National Survey of Children's Exposure to Violence was collected in three different years (2008, 2011, and 2014) via telephone interviews. Information about sexual abuse and assault was obtained from youth themselves (ages 10-17) or caregivers (for children ages 0-9) using the Juvenile Victimization Questionnaire. Results indicate most offenses are at the hands of other juveniles (76.7% for males and 70.1% for females), primarily acquaintances, and occurring more frequently for adolescents aged 14-17. Whereas girls are mostly abused by males (88.4%), boys are abused by both males (45.6%) and females (54.4%). In 15% of cases, penetration is part of the abuse. Victims report being very afraid in 37.5% of episodes but not at all afraid in 19.8%. Among 10- to 17-year-olds, 66.3% of episodes are not reported to parents or any adult. Police reports occur for 19.1% of all cases. The results in the present study indicate that children and youth are exposed to sexual abuse and assault in varied ways, which require moving beyond conventional stereotypes of the problem.