Risk factors for development of sexually abusive behaviour in sexually victimised adolescent boys: cross sectional study

Abstract

It is important that these observations are put into context: the clinical case histories, all based on real patients, were selected to prompt value judgments to estimate the value placed by the correspondents on factors such as "antisocial behaviour"-criminal behaviour and drug or alcohol misuse. The general public, unlike the clinicians, have probably not considered in depth the implications of donor shortage; furthermore, the case histories had to be brief and oversimplified. It was, in part, for this reason that we arranged for two focus groups. There are methodological concerns too. We used quota rather than random sampling; random sampling is purer but requires more respondents and more resources. The quota sampling used has been found to be robust and consistent over time.We are grateful to all those who helped by taking part in this survey. We thank Miss Jayne Folwarski, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham, for facilitating the study and Mr Brian Gosschalk, managing director, MORI, for his help and support.Contributors: JN initiated the project and developed the ideas with DA and PMacM; the questionnaires were developed with AM and MS, who conducted the focus groups and analysed the findings.Funding

Childhood sexual experience and adult offending: an exploratory comparison of three criminal groups

“…At 45% and 71%, respectively, the finding adds to the conflicting range of abuse prevalence found within the studies thus far. The findings, however, support the notion that children who are exposed to a combination of abuse types may be at risk to sexually abuse as adults (Bagley et al, 1994;Seghorn et al, 1987;Skuse et al, 1998).…”

“…Sexual offending may just be one of the ways. In addition, an interesting study by Skuse et al (1998) suggests that an adolescent's abuse of other children may be associated with childhood experiences that are independent of sexual victimisation, and that exposure to ongoing violence within the family may be a particularly important risk factor. The 'climate' of violence that the adolescent is exposed to, therefore, may confer increased risk.…”

The theoretical and empirical links between bullying behavior and male sexual violence perpetration

“…Research suggests that bullies are more likely than their peers to engage in externalizing behaviors, to experience conduct problems, and to be delinquent (Haynie, Nansel, & Eitel, 2001;Nansel et al, 2001). Similarly, sexual abusers also have been found to engage in early delinquency (Shaw et al, 1993;Skuse et al, 1998). Malamuth andcolleagues (1991, 1995) used structural equation modeling to test a two-path model (one path involving hostile attitudes toward women and another path including early delinquent behavior)…”

Adolescent Sex Offenders

“…In contrast, only 15 % of the non-sex-offender sample reported histories of abuse or neglect. In a more recent study, Ryan et al ( 1996 ) reported that 63 % of their sample of 1,000 juveniles witnessed family violence, while Skuse et al ( 2000 ) found that male victims of sexual abuse were more likely to sexually victimize others if they had witnessed family violence. It was further suggested that "it may be more appropriate to view a climate of violence conferring an increased risk, despite whether or not the boy is a direct victim of physical abuse" (p. 229).…”

“…Given this information, the cause of juvenile sex offending is more likely to be associated with a combination of factors, including a history of sexual and/or physical abuse, family dysfunction, neglect, exposure to violence, and maltreatment. Additionally, Skuse et al ( 2000 ) argues that a history of childhood sexual abuse is most likely to be a signifi cant factor only when other risk factors indirectly related to the abuse are present. As Rich ( 2003 ) suggests "juvenile sexual offending is one possible result of multiple causes that come together in the social environment in which children develop and learn (p.…”