Revisiting the link between childhood sexual abuse and adult sexual aggression

King, Alan R.; Kuhn, Sara; Strege, Chassidy; Russell, Tiffany D.; Kolander, Tyler

doi:10.1016/j.chiabu.2019.104022

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“…These findings, supported by several other research studies, conclude that childhood sexual abuse is especially destructive, and provides a catalyst for engagement in staging the repetition of these experiences. Hence the study provides evidence to support the cycle of violence related to the association between childhood sexual abuse and subsequent pedophilia or sexual offending (DeLisi et al, 2014;Drury et al, 2019;Hailes et al, 2019;King et al, 2019;Leroux et al, 2020;Levenson et al, 2016;Seghorn et al, 1987).…”

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confidence: 58%

Child Sex Offender Mind-Set and Grooming Strategies: A Discourse Analysis of Sex Offender Narratives from South Africa

Naidoo

Hout

2021

Journal of Child Sexual Abuse

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Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 58%

Child Sex Offender Mind-Set and Grooming Strategies: A Discourse Analysis of Sex Offender Narratives from South Africa

Naidoo

Hout

2021

Journal of Child Sexual Abuse

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“…Previous studies identified that childhood victimization and polyvictimization constitute a risk factor for engaging in severe sexual offending later in life ( DeLisi & Beauregard, 2018 ; King et al, 2019 ; Leach et al, 2016 ). We used two response variables (i.e., see the detailed distribution in Online Appendix 1 ) to operationalize the concept of ACEs: (1) childhood victimization and (2) exposure to victimization.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…These studies found that polyvictimization during childhood constitutes a risk factor for engaging in more severe sexual offending later in life. For instance, Leach et al (2016) found that violent sexual and non-sexual assaults in adulthood were more likely to be associated with childhood polyvictimization, while King et al (2019) found that individuals who were polyvictimized as children were more likely to commit completed rapes than those who were not. DeLisi and Beauregard (2018) demonstrated a clear relationship between traumatic childhood experiences and involvement in SH, showing that polyvictimized individuals and those who were exposed to several traumatic childhood experiences (i.e., witnesses) presented a significant higher probability of committing a SH.…”

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Developmental Sequela for Sexual Homicide: Testing an Integrated Multi-Theoretical Model

Chopin

DeLisi

Beauregard

2022

J Interpers Violence

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Research focusing on the role of adverse childhood experience (ACE) of individuals involved in sexual homicide (SH) is scarce. Theoretical models of SH have postulated a connection between these adverse experiences and the development of internal risk factors. However, such assumptions have never been empirically tested. Therefore, the current research aims to identify how ACEs affect the development of personality disorders and problematic behaviors during adolescence, which constitute internal risk factors for the commission of SH. The sample comes from a database including 613 individuals involved in sexual crimes in Canada among which 60 committed a SH. Bivariate and multiple regression analyses were conducted to identify personality disorders and problematic behaviors during adolescence associated with the presence of ACEs. Next, path analysis was used to identify the direct and indirect relationships between ACEs, internal risk factors, and the commission of SH. Results showed that individuals who experienced ACEs were more likely to develop internal risk factors involved in the commission of SH. Moreover, findings suggest that the impact of these adverse experiences will differ, depending on whether the child has been victim of violence or if he/she has witnessed it.

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“…Additive effects have been explored using the ACE metric or other comparable exposure counts. Interaction effects have proven more difficult to examine and replicate in the childhood adversity literature [10,[48][49][50].…”

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Childhood Adversity and Attempted Suicide Prior to Adulthood

R¹

2023

Int J Depress Anxiety

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Background: Suicide attempts occurring early in development were thought to constitute a special concern regarding the slope of mood disorder developmental trajectories.Objective: This analysis examined relationships between childhood adversities and the odds of suicide attempt(s) prior to age 17.Participants and setting: Survey respondents (N = 2072) sampled from Amazon's Mechanical Turk described the extent of their childhood and adolescent exposure to childhood maltreatment and other developmental adversities. Methods:The sample was differentiated into subsets with versus without suicide attempt(s) prior to age 17. Results:The odds of suicide attempt(s) prior to age 17 were significantly (p < 0.001) higher for respondents reporting childhood sexual abuse (OR = 5.0), physical abuse (OR = 4.9), emotional abuse (OR = 3.7), peer bullying (OR = 3.1), parental neglect (OR = 1.6), and maternal battering (OR = 2.15). All adversities but exposure to maternal battering accounted for unshared variance in suicide attempts prior to age 17. Adverse Childhood Experiences Questionnaire exposure counts were associated incrementally with early suicide attempts. Efforts were made to differentiate between additive and interactive adversity risks. While significant adversity interactions were found, they tended to be modest in size and scope. The risks posed by single and dual adversity exposures seemed to limit the potential for substantial interactive effects. Conclusion:The odds of early suicide attempt(s) were markedly higher in this sample among respondents exposed to childhood adversity.

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Revisiting the link between childhood sexual abuse and adult sexual aggression

Cited by 18 publications

References 66 publications

Child Sex Offender Mind-Set and Grooming Strategies: A Discourse Analysis of Sex Offender Narratives from South Africa

Child Sex Offender Mind-Set and Grooming Strategies: A Discourse Analysis of Sex Offender Narratives from South Africa

Developmental Sequela for Sexual Homicide: Testing an Integrated Multi-Theoretical Model

Childhood Adversity and Attempted Suicide Prior to Adulthood

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