ABSTRACT

Childhood sexual assault is a traumatic experience with negative consequences and correlates. Little research has examined the prevalence of self-reported childhood sexual assault among justice-involved youths across urbanity, sex, and race/ethnicity. This study utilized data collected at intake from two juvenile assessment centers (JACs) for 4,336 adolescents. This exploratory study examined the prevalence of sexual assault victimization and correlates of marijuana use, sexually transmitted infection (STI), number of sexual partners, sexual orientation, and depression across twelve subgroups based on urbanity, sex, and race/ethnicity. Results indicated 7-8% of the sample reported experiencing sexual assault across the urban and rural JAC locations. The prevalence of sexual assault varied significantly across the subgroups, with White, females in both urban and rural locations reporting higher rates, compared to Black or Hispanic males and females. Sexual assault victimization was particularly related to depression, number of sexual partners, and sexual minority orientation. Implications regarding public health concerns are discussed.

摘要

童年性侵犯是一种具有负面后果和相关性的创伤经历。很少有研究调查了城市、性别和种族/民族的参与司法的青年中自我报告的儿童性侵犯的普遍性。本研究利用了从两个青少年评估中心 (JAC) 收集的 4,336 名青少年的数据。这项探索性研究根据城市、性别和种族/民族，在 12 个亚组中检查了性侵犯受害的流行率以及大麻使用、性传播感染 (STI)、性伴侣数量、性取向和抑郁症的相关性。结果表明，7-8% 的样本报告称在江淮汽车的城市和农村地区遭受过性侵犯。性侵犯的发生率在不同亚组之间存在显着差异，White, 与黑人或西班牙裔男性和女性相比，城市和农村地区的女性报告的比率更高。性侵犯受害与抑郁症、性伴侣数量和性少数取向特别相关。讨论了有关公共卫生问题的影响。