ROOTS OF SEXUAL ABUSE

描述(由申请人提供)：重要性：制定儿童性虐待预防方案的一个主要障碍是缺乏关于其原因和相关性的信息，特别是在少年犯中。我们建议通过确定将性虐待行为与犯罪行为区分开来的因素是否是独特的风险因素或原因，来继续开发理解性虐待行为的模型 青年内化性障碍的相关因素。目的：目的1：确定基于依恋理论的儿童性虐待行为模型的概括性和适用性。目的2：确定敌对的男子气概、男子气概和对于性的客观态度是否是性攻击的特定危险因素。目标3：扩大我们对依恋方式如何使性虐待或性侵犯风险增加的理解 通过包括来自主要照顾者的发展和父母关系数据来实施。七个具体的假设将被检验。我们的中心假设是，儿童性虐待行为与青少年内化障碍具有独特和共同的风险因素，性侵犯的原因和相关性不同于儿童性虐待行为。参与者：我们将从缓刑和治疗计划中招募男性青少年(n=400)，13-18岁，性侵儿童，性侵同伴或成年人，犯下非接触性犯罪(例如，暴露，偷窥狂)，或因精神健康或药物使用障碍而被专业人员看到。将从社区站点招募青少年的主要照顾者(n=200)。设计：本研究采用多方法横断面设计。数据将从四组青少年及其主要照顾者那里收集，使用图表审查、访谈、计算机管理的自我报告方案和附件历史访谈的盲评。背景：这个项目是明尼苏达大学人类性学项目研究人员、治疗提供者、青少年司法机构和住宿安置机构之间成功合作的延续。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Importance: A major obstacle to developing prevention programs for child sexual abuse is lack of information about its causes and correlates, especially in young offenders. We propose to continue our development of models for understanding sexual abuse perpetration by determining whether factors that distinguish sexual abuse perpetration from delinquent behavior are unique risk factors or causes and correlates of internalizing disorders in youth. Objectives: Aim 1: Determine the generalizability and applicability of a model of child sexual abuse perpetration based in attachment theory. Aim 2: Determine whether hostile masculinity, masculine adequacy, and an impersonal attitude toward sexuality are specific risk factors for sexual aggression. Aim 3: Expand our understanding of how attachment style confers risk for sexual abuse or sexual assault perpetration by including developmental and parental relationship data from primary caregivers. Seven specific hypotheses will be tested. Our central hypothesis is that child sexual abuse perpetration has both unique and shared risk factors with adolescent internalizing disorders and that the causes and correlates of sexual assault differ from those for child sexual abuse perpetration. Participants: We will recruit from probation and treatment programs to enroll male adolescents (n=400), 13-18 years old, who have either sexual abused a child, sexually assaulted a peer or adult, perpetrated a non-contact sex offense (e.g., exposing, voyeurism), or are being seen by a professional for a mental health or substance use disorder. Primary caregivers (n=200) of the adolescents will be recruited from community based sites. Design: This study uses a multi-method, cross-sectional design. Data will be collected from the four groups of adolescents and their primary caregivers by use of chart reviews, interviews, computer-administered self-report protocol, and blind ratings of the History of Attachments Interview. Setting: This project is a continuation of a successful collaboration between researchers at the University of Minnesota's Program in Human Sexuality, treatment providers, juvenile justice agencies, and residential placement agencies.