Sexual Identity Group Differences in Child Abuse and Neglect
Sexual Identity Group Differences in Child Abuse and Neglect
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DOI：
10.1177/0886260512471081
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发表时间：
2013-07-01
影响因子：
2.5
通讯作者：
Wilsnack, Sharon C.
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作者：
Alvy, Lisa M.;Hughes, Tonda L.;Wilsnack, Sharon C.
儿童时期的虐待和忽视是女孩和年轻妇女中普遍存在的问题，会造成许多健康后果。研究表明，性少数女性比异性恋女性更有可能报告童年受到虐待和忽视，但很少有人知道哪些性少数女性在这些早期不良经历中风险最大。我们利用一项全国性概率研究和一项大型社区性少数女性研究的数据，研究了来自五个性别认同群体的女性的儿童期性虐待、身体虐待和忽视的发生率和特征。该研究旨在复制全国性研究的方法（汇总n = 953）。正如预测的那样，异性恋女性报告的童年虐待和忽视明显少于被认为是异性恋、双性恋、女同性恋或女同性恋的女性。我们发现性少数亚群体之间存在相当大的差异，包括虐待的严重程度，这突出了对这些群体进行区分研究的必要性。抽样中妇女报告的差异反映了虐待经历的实际普遍程度和严重程度，因此，儿童期虐待中性别认同群体的差异具有重要的临床和公共卫生影响。
Childhood abuse and neglect are pervasive problems among girls and young women that have numerous health consequences. Research suggests that sexual minority women are more likely than heterosexual women to report childhood abuse and neglect, but little is known about which sexual minority women are at greatest risk for these early adverse experiences. Using data from a pooled sample of women in a national probability study and in a large community-based study of sexual minority women designed to replicate the national study's methodology (pooled n = 953), we investigated rates and characteristics of childhood sexual abuse, physical abuse, and neglect among women from five sexual identity groups. As predicted, heterosexual women reported significantly less childhood abuse and neglect than did women who identified as mostly heterosexual, bisexual, mostly lesbian, or lesbian. We found considerable variability across the sexual minority subgroups, including severity of abuse, highlighting the need for research that distinguishes among these groups. To the extent that differences reported by women in the sample reflect the actual prevalence and severity of abuse experiences, sexual identity group differences in childhood abuse have important clinical and public health implications.