The prevalence of a history of child sexual abuse among adults visiting family practitioners in Israel

Schein, Moshe; Biderman, Aya; Baras, Mario; Bennett, Larry; Bisharat, Bishara; Borkan, Jeff; Fogelman, Yaacov; Gordon, Lois; Steinmetz, Dov; Kitai, Eli

doi:10.1016/s0145-2134(00)00128-9

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“…The prevalence of childhood sexual abuse in nonclinical North American samples suggests prevalence rates as high as 22.3% for childhood sexual abuse (Gorey & Leslie, 1997). The prevalence of childhood sexual abuse was similarly high in other countries [e.g., 13.14% (United Kingdom: Oaksford & Frude, 2001), 25% (Israel: Schein et al, 2000), and 25% (Spain: Lopez, Hernandez, & Carpintero, 1995)]. …”

Section: Abuse History and Pathological Dissociation Among Israeli Anmentioning

confidence: 96%

Abuse History and Pathological Dissociation Among Israeli and American College Students: A Comparative Study

Lauterbach

Somer

Dell³

et al. 2008

Journal of Trauma & Dissociation

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This paper has three objectives: (1) to compare the abuse histories of American and Israeli college students, (2) to closely examine the different types of dissociative experiences among these students, and (3) to compare the dissociative experiences of American and Israeli college students. The US sample reported higher levels of abuse than the Israeli sample. The US and Israeli samples did not differ in overall level of dissociation but the US sample had higher rank-ordered scores for five kinds of dissociation: Flashbacks, Somatoform Dissociation, Persecutory Voices, Temporarily Dissociated Knowledge or Skills, and Being Told of Disremembered Behavior.

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Section: Abuse History and Pathological Dissociation Among Israeli Anmentioning

confidence: 96%

Abuse History and Pathological Dissociation Among Israeli and American College Students: A Comparative Study

Lauterbach

Somer

Dell³

et al. 2008

Journal of Trauma & Dissociation

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“…Sexual and physical abuse committed by a family member are the most traumatizing forms of abuse of women, who are regarded as an easy target of abuse (Mackinnon & James, 1992). The few studies published in Israel in regard to abuse reveal that the prevalence of sexual and physical abuse is similar to other Western countries (Schein et al, 2000;Tzionit & Kedman, 2001): Seven percent of women suffer sexual abuse and 10% suffer physical abuse (Korman, 2000;Pereda, Guilera, Forns, & Gomez-Benito, 2009). …”

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Mental Pain and Suicidal Tendencies in Sexual and Physical Abuse Victims

Kremer¹,

Orbach

Rosenbloom

2016

Archives of Suicide Research

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We examine differential effects of mental pain and suicidal tendencies in female victims who have been sexually and physically abused, hypothesizing that sexual abuse victims report more mental pain and suicidal tendencies than physical abuse victims. A group of 98 women completed questionnaires that measured mental pain, suicidal tendencies and thoughts, and demographic details. Sexual abuse victims suffered more mental pain than physical abuse victims while the physical abuse victims demonstrated more repulsion by life than sexual abuse victims. Only sexual abuse victims demonstrated less attraction to life and only physical abuse victims showed more attraction to death.

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“…No studies from this country were included in the review of Finkelhor (1994). The authors (Schein et al, 2000) defined sexual abuse by using five specific questions identified in the literature as childhood sexual experiences, including contact (fondling, oral-genital contact, attempted and completed sexual intercourse) and non-contact sexual forms (exhibitionism). The prevalence of sexual abuse found was similar to that reported by other studies carried out in Western countries (Finkelhor, 1994).…”

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The international epidemiology of child sexual abuse: A continuation of Finkelhor (1994)

Pereda

Guilera

Forns

et al. 2009

Child Abuse & Neglect

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a b s t r a c tObjective: The purpose of this paper was to compare the prevalence rates of child sexual abuse reported by [Finkelhor, D. (1994). The international epidemiology of child sexual abuse. Child Abuse & Neglect, 18 (5),[409][410][411][412][413][414][415][416][417] with those found in recent publications in order to confirm the widespread prevalence of child sexual abuse. Methods: Relevant articles about prevalence of child sexual abuse were identified through searches of computerized databases and a handsearch of Child Abuse & Neglect and the Journal of Child Sexual Abuse. Results: Thirty-eight independent articles were identified, corresponding to 39 prevalence studies; these articles report the prevalence of childhood sexual abuse in 21 different countries, ranging from 0 to 53% for women and 0 to 60% for men. Conclusions:Comparison of the present study with that of [Finkelhor, D. (1994). The international epidemiology of child sexual abuse. Child Abuse & Neglect, 18 (5), 409-417] shows a similarity between prevalence distributions; there appears to be a general pattern that remains more or less constant over the years, especially in women. Practice implications: Twelve years after the first revision study about the international prevalence of child sexual abuse, there is still a need for new data about this topic. The present study shows child sexual abuse is still a widespread problem in the society. In this research, carried out on 38 independent studies, there is new data for 21 countries over the world, being especially relevant the results obtained from other countries different from those pertaining to North America or Europe. It is important to point out the high prevalence found in most of the countries, so this information could be a new warning to make society and governments aware of this problem and undertake actions to prevent sexual abuse in childhood.

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The prevalence of a history of child sexual abuse among adults visiting family practitioners in Israel

Cited by 38 publications

References 11 publications

Abuse History and Pathological Dissociation Among Israeli and American College Students: A Comparative Study

Abuse History and Pathological Dissociation Among Israeli and American College Students: A Comparative Study

Mental Pain and Suicidal Tendencies in Sexual and Physical Abuse Victims

The international epidemiology of child sexual abuse: A continuation of Finkelhor (1994)

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