The Role of Youth Problem Behaviors in the Path From Child Abuse and Neglect to Prostitution: A Prospective Examination.
The Role of Youth Problem Behaviors in the Path From Child Abuse and Neglect to Prostitution: A Prospective Examination.
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青少年问题行为在从虐待和忽视儿童到卖淫的道路上的作用：前瞻性检验。
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10.1111/j.1532-7795.2009.00624.x
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2010
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Widom,CathySpatz
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Wilson,HelenW;Widom,CathySpatz
从童年或青春期开始的行为可能会调解童年虐待和参与卖淫之间的关系。本文考察了5个潜在的中介因素：早期性开始、离家出走、青少年犯罪、学校问题和早期吸毒。采用前瞻性队列设计，将1967-1971年间处理的受虐待和被忽视儿童(0-11岁)与未受虐待、未被忽视的儿童进行匹配，并跟踪调查至成年。数据来自大约29岁时的面谈和1994年的逮捕记录。结构方程模型检验了路径模型。结果表明，虐待和忽视儿童的受害者除吸毒外，所有问题行为的风险都增加了。在完整的模型中，只有早期的性行为在从虐待儿童和忽视儿童到卖淫的过程中仍然是一个重要的调解人。对身体和性虐待和忽视的调查结果总体上是一致的。这些发现表明，减少受虐待儿童问题行为的干预措施也可能降低他们以后卖淫的风险。
Behaviors beginning in childhood or adolescence may mediate the relationship between childhood maltreatment and involvement in prostitution. This paper examines 5 potential mediators: early sexual initiation, running away, juvenile crime, school problems, and early drug use. Using a prospective cohort design, abused and neglected children (ages 0–11) with cases processed during 1967–1971 were matched with nonabused, nonneglected children and followed into young adulthood. Data are from in‐person interviews at approximately age 29 and arrest records through 1994. Structural equation modeling tested path models. Results indicated that victims of child abuse and neglect were at increased risk for all problem behaviors except drug use. In the full model, only early sexual initiation remained significant as a mediator in the pathway from child abuse and neglect to prostitution. Findings were generally consistent for physical and sexual abuse and neglect. These findings suggest that interventions to reduce problem behaviors among maltreated children may also reduce their risk for prostitution later in life.