ABSTRACT

Sexual abuse and peer victimization often co-occur and generate similar repercussions. The current study aimed to determine the extent to which child sexual abuse is associated to peer victimization. The unique contribution of these two distinct forms of victimization to the prediction of behavior problems was also investigated in a sample of 532 school-aged victims of sexual abuse and non-victims. Child sexual abuse was associated with a two-fold increased risk of peer victimization, as evaluated by the parent and the teacher. Results revealed that parent and teacher reports of peer victimization, but not the child’s, were associated with higher levels of internalized and externalized behavior problems, beyond the effect of child sexual abuse. The results suggest that child sexual abuse and peer victimization have unique and cumulative effects on behavior problems in children.

摘要

性虐待和同伴受害常常同时发生并产生类似的影响。当前的研究旨在确定儿童性虐待与同伴受害程度有关。在532名学龄期性虐待和非受害者受害者中，还研究了这两种不同形式的受害者对行为问题预测的独特贡献。根据家长和老师的评估，儿童的性虐待与同伴受害的风险增加了两倍有关。结果表明，父母和老师关于同伴受害的报告，而不是对孩子的受害，与更高水平的内在和外在行为问题有关，而不仅仅是对儿童的性虐待。