Little is known about the development of childhood sexual behavior problems (SBP) in terms of continuity and discontinuity into adolescence. Prior studies have espoused a nondevelopmental approach focusing on the clinical profiles of these youths at the time of their referral. To address this gap, the current study proposes an examination of the developmental covariates involved in the continuity of SBP among a sample of 340 children and adolescents referred to Child Protection Services (CPS) in Quebec, Canada. Children’s CPS contacts from birth up to age 17 were inspected, allowing to recreate the life history of social and familial adversities during that period. Logistic regression models were performed and helped to identify developmental covariates of childhood-onset SBP and its persistence into adolescence. Findings suggest that children with childhood-onset SBP that persisted into adolescence have experienced various life adversities. The study findings provide some preliminary evidence of the developmental pathways of SBP.

关于儿童性行为问题（SBP）在青春期的连续性和间断性方面的发展知之甚少。先前的研究支持一种非发育方法，重点关注这些青少年在转诊时的临床概况。为了解决这一差距，目前的研究建议在加拿大魁北克省儿童保护服务中心 (CPS) 的 340 名儿童和青少年样本中检查 SBP 连续性所涉及的发育协变量。检查了从出生到 17 岁儿童的 CPS 接触者，以便重现该时期社会和家庭逆境的生活史。执行逻辑回归模型并帮助确定儿童期 SBP 的发育协变量及其持续到青春期。研究结果表明，儿童期 SBP 持续到青春期的儿童经历了各种生活逆境。研究结果为 SBP 的发展途径提供了一些初步证据。