Prevalence of child sexual abuse reported by a cross-sectional sample of New Zealand women

Fanslow, Janet; Robinson, Elizabeth; Crengle, Sue; Perese, Lana

doi:10.1016/j.chiabu.2007.02.009

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“…Covariates were selected a priori based on previously published data on factors associated with sexual abuse and early pregnancy [5,6,25,27,28,30,31]. These included participant's education level, mother's education level, participant's ethnicity, and participant's history of physical abuse or neglect.…”

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Sexual Abuse in Childhood and Adolescence and the Risk of Early Pregnancy Among Women Ages 18–22

Young

Deardorff

Ozer

et al. 2011

Journal of Adolescent Health

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Sexual Abuse in Childhood and Adolescence and the Risk of Early Pregnancy Among Women Ages 18–22

Young

Deardorff

Ozer

et al. 2011

Journal of Adolescent Health

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“…Fanslow et al's (2007) New Zealand study of 2,855 women found that women who reported childhood sexual abuse were three and a half times more likely to report sexual violence by a non-partner in their lifetime (23.2% vs. 6.4%). In Dunkle et al's (2004b) sample of 1395 women attending antenatal clinics in South Africa, 74.8 % reported physical / sexual partner violence and 15.6 % reported adult sexual assault by a non-partner.…”

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Child Sexual Abuse, Links to Later Sexual Exploitation/High-Risk Sexual Behavior, and Prevention/Treatment Programs

Lalor¹,

McElvaney²

2010

Trauma, Violence, & Abuse

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This paper reviews the literature on the nature and incidence of child sexual abuse, explores the link between child sexual abuse and later sexual exploitation, and reviews the literature on prevention strategies and effective interventions in child sexual abuse services. Our understanding of the international epidemiology of child sexual abuse is considerably greater than it was just 10 years ago, and studies from around the world are examined. Childhood sexual abuse can involve a wide number of psychological sequelae, including low self-esteem, anxiety, and depression. Numerous studies have noted that child sexual abuse victims are vulnerable to later sexual revictimization, as well as the link between child sexual abuse and later engagement in high-risk sexual behaviour. Survivors of child sexual abuse are more likely to have multiple sex partners, become pregnant as teenagers, and experience sexual assault as adults. Various models which attempt to account for this inter-relationship are presented; most invoke mediating variables such as low self-esteem, drug/alcohol use, PTSD and distorted sexual development. Prevention strategies for child sexual abuse are examined including media campaigns, school-based prevention programmes, and therapy with abusers. The results of a number of meta-analyses are examined. However, researchers have identified significant methodological limitations in the extant research literature that impede the making of recommendations for implementing existing therapeutic programmes unreservedly.

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“…Fortunately, more than 30 years of research on child interviewing clearly shows how investigative interviews should, and should not, be conducted (see Brainerd and Reyna 2005;Eisen et al 2002;Kuehnle and Connell 2009;Lamb et al 2008;Milne and Bull 1999;Poole and Lamb 1998;Westcott et al 2002). Interview guidelines have been informed by the findings of experimental research and literature reviews (Bruck et al 1995;Bussey 1992;Steward and Steward 1996; for reviews see Bull 2001;Eisen et al 2002;Poole and Lamb 1998;Westcott et al 2002) as well as field studies of actual forensic interviews with alleged victims (Lamb et al 1996;Orbach et al 2000;Sternberg et al 2001).…”

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“…sexual abuse are twice as likely to become involved in abusive relationships later in life (Fanslow et al 2007). Moreover, participation in the legal system and testifying in court are associated with poorer mental health outcomes, especially when the experiences are particularly stressful for the individuals concerned (Quas et al 2005).…”

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Forensic Interviews with Children in Scotland: A Survey of Interview Practices Among Police

Rooy

Lamb

Memon

2010

J Police Crim Psych

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The present study surveyed 91 police interviewers in Scottish police forces about their perceptions of how well they adhered to the Scottish Executive (2003) guidelines. Almost all respondents (97%) received the appropriate national training and overwhelmingly indicated (again 97%) that their training equipped them either quite, very, or extremely well for conducting their interviews. Not surprisingly, therefore, most interviewers (88%) believed that their interviews allowed them to obtain full and complete accounts of the events being investigated. However, aside from this positive self evaluation there are reasons to be concerned about some aspects of the interviews being conducted; 1) Most interviewers (78%) received no refresher training, 2) no interviewers received formal feedback about the quality of interviews that they conducted, 3) practice interviews were reportedly not included in most interviews, 4) the use of open-ended prompts were not widely used with 20% of interviewers indicating that they were rarely used, and 5) interviews are not currently being electronically recorded. These results are discussed with respect to the context of child interviewing in Scotland and recommendations for future training.

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Prevalence of child sexual abuse reported by a cross-sectional sample of New Zealand women

Cited by 87 publications

References 12 publications

Sexual Abuse in Childhood and Adolescence and the Risk of Early Pregnancy Among Women Ages 18–22

Sexual Abuse in Childhood and Adolescence and the Risk of Early Pregnancy Among Women Ages 18–22

Child Sexual Abuse, Links to Later Sexual Exploitation/High-Risk Sexual Behavior, and Prevention/Treatment Programs

Forensic Interviews with Children in Scotland: A Survey of Interview Practices Among Police

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