Sexual At-Risk Behaviors of Sexually Abused Adolescent Girls

Abstract

The present study investigated sexual at-risk behaviors of sexually abused adolescent girls. Variables of interest were presence of consensual sexual activity, age at first consensual intercourse, number of sexual partners, condom use, and pregnancies. Participants were 125 sexually abused adolescent girls aged 12 to 17 years. Results showed that severity of sexual abuse (e.g., penetration, multiple perpetrators, physical coercion, multiple incidents of abuse) was related to a greater number of sexual at-risk behaviors. For instance, adolescents with a history of sexual abuse involving penetration were 13 times as likely to have been pregnant. Although family characteristics were significantly associated with being sexually active, their effect proved non-significant in the final hierarchical regression. Regression analyses clearly showed that the likelihood of engaging in sexual at-risk behaviors increased as a function of the number of severity factors.

Effects of Alcohol Intoxication and Instructional Set on Women’s Sexual Arousal Vary Based on Sexual Abuse History

“…Evidence also suggests that CSA women begin consensual sexual activities at an earlier age and engage in sexual activities with more partners than do their nonabused peers (Cinq-Mars, Wright, Cyr, & McDuff, 2003). However, most of the existing research regarding CSA and adult women's sexual outcomes is survey-based (Leonard & Follette, 2002).…”

Childhood Trauma Experience and the Expression of Problematic Sexual Behavior in Children and Adolescents in State Custody

“…Cinq-Mars, Wright, Cyr, and McDuff (2003) evaluated 125 adolescent girls aged 12-17 who had been sexually abused. Their results showed that multiple perpetrators, penetration, physical coercion, and multiple incidents of abuse predicted a greater number of risky sexual behaviors.…”

“…The majority of literature on problematic sexual behavior has been conducted by small scale studies (n < 300) with convenience samples (e.g., Bonner, Walker, & Berliner, 1999;Burton, 2000;Burton et al, 1997;Cinq-Mars et al, 2003;Friedrich & Luecke, 1988;Gray, Pithers, Busconi, & Houchens., 1999;Gray, Busconi, Houchens, & Pithers, 1997;Johnson, 1989;Kobayashi, Sales, Becker, Figueredo, & Kaplan, 1995;Rodgers et al, 2004;Silovksy & Niec, 2002;Smith et al, 2006). Therefore, the requirements to advance this literature are larger scale studies that are population-based rather than recruited during treatment for SPBs.…”

Childhood Pregnancy as a Result of Incest: A Case Report and Literature Review with Suggested Management Strategies

“…4 CSA may also result in a propensity for high-risk sexual behavior. 5 There is compelling evidence of a link between childhood sexual victimization and later adolescent pregnancy. As Butler and Burton have reported, an "abused girl may learn that her purpose is to fulfill the sexual desires of others .…”