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What is Known About the Magnitude, Trend, and Risk for Child Sexual Abuse and the Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children in the United States? Journal of Child Sexual Abuse (IF 1.872) Pub Date : 2024-03-14 Maribeth L. Rezey, Maria DiMeglio
Many nationally representative datasets are available for assessing the magnitude, trend, and risk for child sexual victimization in the United States. Unfortunately, the disaggregation of sexual v...
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How Risky is Online Sexting by Minors? Journal of Child Sexual Abuse (IF 1.872) Pub Date : 2024-03-08 David Finkelhor, Samantha Sutton, Heather Turner, Deirdre Colburn
What proportion of minors who engage in sexting find themselves involved in an episode of image abuse? The data come from a US nationally representative sample of 2639 respondents aged 18–28 report...
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PTSD Symptoms Among College Students: Linkages with Familial Risk, Borderline Personality, and Sexual Assault Journal of Child Sexual Abuse (IF 1.872) Pub Date : 2024-03-08 Kimberly A. Tyler, Colleen M. Ray
College students have high rates of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms as well as high rates of sexual assault. What is less clear, however, is whether different sexual assault types (e...
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The Sexual Grooming Behaviors of Youth Who Engage in Harmful Sexual Behaviors Journal of Child Sexual Abuse (IF 1.872) Pub Date : 2024-02-25 Elizabeth L. Jeglic, Georgia M. Winters, Lillian A. Steedman
Little is known about the extent to which youths who commit harmful sexual behaviors (HSBs) against another minor utilize sexual grooming during the offense process. This study examined sexual groo...
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Feasibility Trial of a Newly Developed Brief Psychological Trauma Intervention for Children Surviving Sexual Abuse in India Journal of Child Sexual Abuse (IF 1.872) Pub Date : 2024-02-22 Vandana Choudhary, Sujata Satapathy, Rajesh Sagar
Given the alarming increase in incidences of child sexual abuse (CSA), the present study was conceived to conduct a feasibility trial for a brief CSA-focused cognitive-behavioral intervention for c...
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False Memories: The Deception That Silenced Millions Journal of Child Sexual Abuse (IF 1.872) Pub Date : 2024-02-22 Jerome L. Boyance
Published in Journal of Child Sexual Abuse (Vol. 33, No. 2, 2024)
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Editor-in-Chief Acknowledgements and Announcing a New Co-Editor Journal of Child Sexual Abuse (IF 1.872) Pub Date : 2024-02-19
Published in Journal of Child Sexual Abuse (Vol. 33, No. 1, 2024)
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Pranks, Obscene Chatters, and Ambiguous Content: Exploring the Identification and Navigation of Inappropriate Messages to a Web-Based Sexual Assault Hotline Journal of Child Sexual Abuse (IF 1.872) Pub Date : 2024-02-15 Jacob A. Nason, Carrie A. Moylan, Abbie Nelson, Michelle L. Munro-Kramer, Tana Fedewa, Rebecca Campbell
Sexual assault crisis hotlines provide crucial support for survivors. Though some hotline users engage in inappropriate conduct (e.g. prank or obscene calls), few studies explore these interactions...
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Relationship Between Sexual Abuse and Substance Use Among Students from Caribbean Colombian Journal of Child Sexual Abuse (IF 1.872) Pub Date : 2024-02-13 Carmen Cecilia Caballero-Dominguez, Adalberto Campo-Arias, María Paola Jiménez-Villamizar
Sexual abuse is a public health problem due to its negative impact on physical and mental health. This study aimed to determine the association between sexual abuse and the use of psychoactive subs...
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Associations Among Online Social Reactions to Disclosure of Sexual Victimization, Coping and Social Isolation Journal of Child Sexual Abuse (IF 1.872) Pub Date : 2024-02-10 Prachi H. Bhuptani, Gabriela López, Roselyn Peterson, Lindsay M. Orchowski
Social reactions to the disclosure of sexual victimization are critical to post-assault recovery. The popular social media hashtag “#MeToo” resulted in numerous survivors of sexual victimization di...
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The Relationship Between Childhood Abuse and Unintended Pregnancy Among Married Women of Reproductive Age in Bangladesh Journal of Child Sexual Abuse (IF 1.872) Pub Date : 2024-02-07 Md Jahirul Islam
Childhood abuse has been associated with adverse medical, psychological, behavioral, and socioeconomic outcomes in adulthood. Despite this, limited research explores the connection between childhoo...
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Exploring the Meanings of Posttraumatic Growth in Spanish Survivors of Clergy-Perpetrated Child Sexual Abuse: A Phenomenological Approach Journal of Child Sexual Abuse (IF 1.872) Pub Date : 2024-01-16 Laura Sicilia, Claudia Capella, Maite Barrios, Noemí Pereda
A healing and recovery perspective related to child sexual abuse (CSA) has gained attention in the past two decades, a concept that accurately refers to the process is posttraumatic growth (PTG). S...
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Child Sexual Abuse in the United States: A Commentary on Current Policy Approaches to Prevention and Aspirations for the Future Journal of Child Sexual Abuse (IF 1.872) Pub Date : 2024-01-09 Claire E. Helpingstine, Catherine A. Murphy, Jetta Bernier, Kelly Crane, J. Bart Klika
Child sexual abuse (CSA) is a significant threat to the health and well-being of children in the United States (US). Public policies are a key public health strategy for the primary prevention of v...
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Factors Related to General Sexual Behavior of Children Under 10 Years Old in Korea Journal of Child Sexual Abuse (IF 1.872) Pub Date : 2023-12-31 Ji Young Choi, Kang Hyunmi
The risk factors for intrusive or problematic sexual behavior in a specific population, including abused or clinically referred children, have been occasionally explored. However, sexual behaviors ...
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Acknowledgement Journal of Child Sexual Abuse (IF 1.872) Pub Date : 2023-12-14
Published in Journal of Child Sexual Abuse (Vol. 32, No. 8, 2023)
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A Global Outlook on Child Sexual Abuse and Sexually Explicit Material Online During COVID-19: Trends and Interdisciplinary Prevention Methods Journal of Child Sexual Abuse (IF 1.872) Pub Date : 2023-12-14 Isabelle Anillo, David Feldman, Thomas Kennedy
This scoping review investigates the impact of COVID-19 on global and national trends in online child sexually explicit material (CSEM) trafficking and production in addition to online child sexual...
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How Do Survivor and Mandatory Reporter Status Correlate with Program Outcomes for an Adult-Focused Child Sexual Abuse Prevention Program? Journal of Child Sexual Abuse (IF 1.872) Pub Date : 2023-12-14 Jeffrey L. Todahl, Simone Piper, Robyn E. Metcalfe, Stephanie C. Luther, Phyllis D. Barkhurst, Keavy Cook, Mary Ratliff, Jeff M. Gau
This exploratory study investigated group differences and pre-post changes in knowledge, beliefs, and behavior by mandatory reporters and Child Sexual Abuse (CSA) survivor status for a CSA preventi...
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The Lived Experiences of Female Relatives of Child Sexual Abuse Material (CSAM) Offenders in Ireland and the United Kingdom Journal of Child Sexual Abuse (IF 1.872) Pub Date : 2023-12-14 Elaine Kavanagh, Elaine Kinsella, Patrick Ryan
There is a limited understanding about how an association with those that download Child Sexual Abuse Material (CSAM), a highly stigmatized crime, impacts the lives of their innocent family members...
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Preventive Education Outreach on Social Media: The Quest to Enroll Community Members in a Child Sexual Prevention Workshop Journal of Child Sexual Abuse (IF 1.872) Pub Date : 2023-12-14 Kate Guastaferro, Mia Melchior, Alexis S. Murphy-Costanzo, Anicia Anderson, Nicole Melamed, Stephanie Madden
Social media is a frequently used tool in health promotion efforts although less so for the prevention of child sexual abuse (CSA). This is due, in part, to the lack of standardized branding guides...
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Child Sexual Abuse in Pakistan: A Phenomenological Study on Parental Understanding and Prevention Strategies for Child Protection Journal of Child Sexual Abuse (IF 1.872) Pub Date : 2023-12-10 Muhammad Ammad Khan, Erass Kamal, Rukham Nisar, Samana Batool, Inbisat Faisal
Child Sexual Abuse (CSA) is widespread and pervasive in Pakistan, presenting a significant threat to a child’s physical health, psychological well-being, and overall development. This study aimed t...
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It’s More Than a Matter of Trust: What Parents and Young Children Need to Know to Prevent Intrafamilial Child Sexual Abuse Journal of Child Sexual Abuse (IF 1.872) Pub Date : 2023-12-05 Shona L. Innes, Susan Rayment-McHugh
Programs aimed at preventing child sexual abuse typically focus on skilling up young children and, to a lesser extent, parents by imparting a range of protective messages. Many sexual abuse prevent...
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Setting the Record Straight Regarding Tools That Assess Risk for Youth with Sexually Abusive Behavior Journal of Child Sexual Abuse (IF 1.872) Pub Date : 2023-11-23 L. C. Miccio-Fonseca
This critique alerts practicing professionals of the multiple misleading statements in the recently published article entitled, “A compendium of risk and needs tools for assessing male youths at-ri...
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Adjudicated Adolescents Located on a State Sex Offender Registry Website as Adults: Common Denominators Journal of Child Sexual Abuse (IF 1.872) Pub Date : 2023-11-21 Lucinda A. Lee Rasmussen
This is a landmark study, the first to use a listing on a state sex offender registry website as a predictive variable for tracking adult recidivism of male adolescents adjudicated for sex offenses...
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Evaluating the Effectiveness of a Live Musical Theater-Based Approach to Child Sexual Abuse Prevention in Elementary Schools Journal of Child Sexual Abuse (IF 1.872) Pub Date : 2023-11-03 Jimmy A. Young, Angie Mann-Williams
Hugs and Kisses is a theater-based child sexual abuse (CSA) prevention program designed for children in kindergarten through fifth grades. The purpose of this cross-sectional case study is to evalu...
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Culturally Competent Interventions for Child Sexual Abuse: A Scoping Review of the Literature and the Implications for American Samoa Journal of Child Sexual Abuse (IF 1.872) Pub Date : 2023-11-03 Kuini Tuaau
Significant stigma regarding child sexual abuse exists in American Samoa. Although cultural interventions may help prevent child sexual abuse, very little is known about such interventions. Therefo...
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A Non-Clinical Referral Tool to Help Identify Problematic Child Sexual Behavior: Development, Training, and Initial User Feedback Journal of Child Sexual Abuse (IF 1.872) Pub Date : 2023-11-03 Jill A. Schulte, Mandie K. Boone, Keith R. Aronson, Daniel F. Perkins
Early identification of children and youth who engage in problematic sexual behavior is important for all parties involved, such as children who exhibit and are impacted by the behavior. There are ...
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Knowledge Gains from the Implementation of a Child Sexual Abuse Prevention Program and the Future of School-Based Prevention Education Journal of Child Sexual Abuse (IF 1.872) Pub Date : 2023-11-03 Kate Guastaferro, Stacey L. Shipe, Christian M. Connell, Jacqueline L. Holloway, Mary L. Pulido, Jennie G. Noll
School-based child sexual abuse (CSA) programs effectively increase students’ CSA-related knowledge. This study focuses on an implementation trial of Safe Touches, an empirically supported, school-...
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Effects of Guiding Ground Rules and Individual Differences on the Accuracy of Children’s Free Recall and Suggestibility Journal of Child Sexual Abuse (IF 1.872) Pub Date : 2023-11-03 Seungjin Lee, Hyun Jin Chung
This research examines how the presence or absence of ground rules and children’s temperamental tendencies affect children’s free recall accuracy and suggestibility. Participating children showed r...
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Exploring Sexual Orientation Disparities Regarding the Interplay of Childhood Sexual Abuse, Self-Reported Diabetes Status, and Depression Among Adults in the United States Journal of Child Sexual Abuse (IF 1.872) Pub Date : 2023-10-17 Sumaita Choudhury, Paul G. Yeh, Kaitlyn L. Zajack-Garcia, Christine M. Markham
Previous research has revealed a strong link between the experience of childhood sexual abuse (CSA) and diabetes in adulthood. Moreover, research has shown that sexual minorities (SM) are exposed t...
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Knowledge of Adult Sexual Orientation Influences Perceptions of Adult-Child Interactions Journal of Child Sexual Abuse (IF 1.872) Pub Date : 2023-10-17 Daniella K. Cash, Kayla D. Spenard, Tiffany D. Russell
Child sexual abuse (CSA) is a highly prevalent concern that carries lifelong consequences for the survivor. Many instances of CSA may be prevented when people correctly recognize precursory behavio...
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Complex Trauma and Sexual Abuse: Relations to Caregiver-Child Symptom Disagreement Journal of Child Sexual Abuse (IF 1.872) Pub Date : 2023-09-13 Rachel A. Wamser
Trauma-exposed children and their caregivers often differ with regards to how the child is faring following trauma exposure, and this symptom discordance is related to negative clinical outcomes. E...
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Characteristics of Sexual Assault Among Men Receiving a Forensic Medical Examination Journal of Child Sexual Abuse (IF 1.872) Pub Date : 2023-09-04 Daniel W. Oesterle, Grace B. McKee, Emily R. Dworkin, Allyson M. Blackburn, Leah E. Daigle, Kathy Gill-Hopple, Amanda K. Gilmore
ABSTRACT Sexual assault is a form of violence disproportionately perpetrated against women by men; however, men also experience high rates of sexual victimization. While recent research exploring victimization of sexual assault among men does exist, little is known about situational characteristics and consequences surrounding men’s assault experiences. Therefore, the current study examines narratives
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Exploring the Role of Prior Sexual Abuse in the Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Boys and Young Men Journal of Child Sexual Abuse (IF 1.872) Pub Date : 2023-09-01 Amanda Connella, Colby Valentine, Sandra Stone, Joan A. Reid
ABSTRACT Although there has been a large body of research conducted on girl and young women victims of commercial sexual exploitation, boy and young men victims do not receive the same attention. The scant research that exists demonstrates mixed findings on the prevalence of boys and young men as victims of commercial sexual exploitation. For example, some studies find they are not as likely to be
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Development of a Brief Psychological Trauma Intervention for Child Sexual Abuse in India Journal of Child Sexual Abuse (IF 1.872) Pub Date : 2023-08-28 Vandana Choudhary, Sujata Satapathy, Rajesh Sagar
Despite the alarming increase in incidences of child sexual abuse (CSA) in India, intervention research remains preliminary and generic. Although Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT) has been found to ...
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Men’s Experiences of Self-Conscious Emotions Following Childhood Sexual Abuse Journal of Child Sexual Abuse (IF 1.872) Pub Date : 2023-08-09 Leah Drewitt-Smith, Magda Marczak
ABSTRACT Rates of detection and disclosure of childhood sexual abuse (CSA) are believed to be lower in males due to gender socialization fears. The experience of CSA is thought to increase negative self-conscious emotions (shame, guilt, embarrassment, anger, and fear). Such self-conscious emotions have been associated with a range of mental and public health issues. As there has been no research to
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Do You See What I See? Emotion Recognition Competencies in Sexually Abused School-Aged Children and Non-Abused Children Journal of Child Sexual Abuse (IF 1.872) Pub Date : 2023-08-06 Justine Caouette, Louise Cossette, Martine Hébert
Child sexual abuse (CSA) is a worldwide phenomenon that has been linked to deleterious consequences. Adverse life events, such as sexual abuse, can compromise the development of emotional competenc...
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Participant Acceptability of Questionnaires Impacts Sexual Victimization Prevalence Rates Journal of Child Sexual Abuse (IF 1.872) Pub Date : 2023-08-02 RaeAnn. E. Anderson, Erica L. Goodman, Emily M. Carstens Namie
ABSTRACT Obtaining accurate prevalence rates of sexual violence is made difficult by discrepancies in self-report questionnaires. Thus, the current study sought to explore participants’ perceptions of acceptability (i.e., perceived difficulty and preference) as a potential mechanism of discrepancy between different questionnaires. Participants were 673 college students who completed two frequently
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Understanding Pedophilia: A Theoretical Framework on the Development of Sexual Penchants Journal of Child Sexual Abuse (IF 1.872) Pub Date : 2023-07-18 Surabhi Swaminath, Raluca M. Simons, Mason L. Hatwan
ABSTRACT Pedophilia is a significant public health problem. Despite its cost to society, little effort has been directed toward understanding idiographic differences in the development and maintenance of pedophilia. Extant literature emphasizes biological underpinnings and predictors of re-offense. In this article, we posit that pedophilic penchants in males originate due to language, cognition, emotions
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The Knowledge, Perceptions and Training Needs About Online Sexual Grooming of Children and Adolescents in a Sample of Professionals Who Work in Portugal Journal of Child Sexual Abuse (IF 1.872) Pub Date : 2023-07-13 Eunice Carmo, Celina Manita
ABSTRACT Online sexual grooming occurs when adults or adolescents contact children and adolescents using online media intending to establish sexual contact with the victims. Professionals who work with children and adolescents can be crucial in the prevention and intervention in this phenomenon. The main goal of this research was to evaluate the knowledge, the perceptions, and the training needs regarding
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Stop the Silence: Thriving After Child Sexual Abuse Journal of Child Sexual Abuse (IF 1.872) Pub Date : 2023-07-12 Carly Bartick
Published in Journal of Child Sexual Abuse (Vol. 32, No. 6, 2023)
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Childhood and Adult Sexual Violence Exposures as Predictors of PTSD, Dissociation, and Substance Use in Women in Jail Journal of Child Sexual Abuse (IF 1.872) Pub Date : 2023-06-26 Shannon Lynch, Shelby Weber, Stephanie Kaplan, Elizabeth Craun
ABSTRACT Women involved in the criminal legal system report high rates of interpersonal violence, particularly sexual violence, and mental health problems. Although existing research has linked experiences of interpersonal violence to multiple negative mental health outcomes, few researchers have examined concurrent psychopathology as an outcome of child and adult sexual violence in system-involved
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Differential Profiles of Sexually Abused Adolescent Boys Journal of Child Sexual Abuse (IF 1.872) Pub Date : 2023-06-19 Amélie Gauthier-Duchesne, Martine Hébert, Martin Blais, Christine Wekerle
ABSTRACT Victims of child sexual abuse (CSA) are a heterogeneous population. Several characteristics may influence the outcomes associated with this adverse childhood experience, including personal (e.g. age) and CSA characteristics (e.g. relationship to the perpetrator). This study relied on a person-centered approach to account for this heterogeneity and focused on adolescent boys, an understudied
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The Role of Coping Behaviors and Intoxication in Trauma Symptomology Subsequent to Sexual Victimization Journal of Child Sexual Abuse (IF 1.872) Pub Date : 2023-06-15 Danika Charles, DJ Angelone, Meredith C. Jones
ABSTRACT College women are at an elevated risk for sexual victimization (SV) and secondary physical and psychological consequences. While some women experience negative outcomes such as posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), others experience reduced or complete absence of distress following SV. The variation in outcomes may be associated with the victim’s level of intoxication, which may in turn affect
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Awareness, Incidence and Psychological Wellbeing of Childhood Sexual Abuse as Reported by Ultra-Orthodox Mothers Journal of Child Sexual Abuse (IF 1.872) Pub Date : 2023-06-12 Esti Vega, Rivka Tuval Mashiach
ABSTRACT The harm caused by child sexual abuse (CSA) is well-documented, calling for more awareness and efforts at prevention. However, CSA in closed religious societies is still tightly under wraps, and therefore underreported and understudied. We chose to use the mother’s point of view, in order get an estimate of the prevalence, the reporting rates and their psychological wellbeing. The current
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Parental-Led Sexual Abuse Education Amongst At-Risk Parents: Associations with Parenting Practices, and Parent and Child Symptomology Journal of Child Sexual Abuse (IF 1.872) Pub Date : 2023-06-08 Julia I. Rudolph, Melanie J. Zimmer-Gembeck, Drew Straker, Victoria Hambour, Tanya Hawes, Kellie Swan
ABSTRACT Considering the emphasis on parent-led sexual abuse education (PLSAE) in child sexual abuse (CSA) prevention, and the imperative of prevention in families living with demonstrated risk factors, it is important to understand the extent to which this group delivers PLSAE to their children, whether this is associated with any barriers or facilitators, whether parents are engaging in other protective
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Trauma-Informed Sentencing: How South Australian Sentencing Judges Use Information About defendants’ Child Sexual Abuse Victimization and Subsequent Trauma Journal of Child Sexual Abuse (IF 1.872) Pub Date : 2023-05-30 Katherine J McLachlan
ABSTRACT This article explores how South Australian judges use information about child sexual abuse (CSA) victimization history and its potentially traumatic impact, when sentencing adult defendants. Past research indicates that sentencing outcomes may significantly improve if judicial officers are “trauma-informed.” “Trauma” is the distressing impact of adversity on an individual’s social and emotional
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Facilitators of Sexual Assault Disclosure: A Dyadic Study of Female Survivors and Their Informal Supports Journal of Child Sexual Abuse (IF 1.872) Pub Date : 2023-05-30 Sarah E. Ullman
ABSTRACT Two-thirds of survivors typically disclose their experience to others at some point following sexual assault, but little in-depth research has addressed factors facilitating disclosure. In the current study, a diverse sample of 45 female sexual assault survivors (75% racial/ethnic minorities) and their 45 informal support providers (SP; e.g., family, friends, romantic partners) were interviewed
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Utilizing Insights on Shame to Enhance Empathy and Support for CSA Survivors in Clinical Practice Journal of Child Sexual Abuse (IF 1.872) Pub Date : 2023-05-17 Lien-Chung Wei
ABSTRACT Childhood sexual abuse (CSA) survivors often experience long-lasting shame, which can significantly impede their healing process and overall well-being. This letter to the editor, written by psychiatrist LienChung Wei, discusses the valuable insights gained from the article, “The Legacy of Shame following Childhood Sexual Abuse Disclosures.” By better understanding the dynamics of shame and
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The Trend of Online Child Sexual Abuse and Exploitations: A Profile of Online Sexual Offenders and Criminal Justice Response Journal of Child Sexual Abuse (IF 1.872) Pub Date : 2023-05-16 Kyung-Shick Choi, Hannarae Lee
ABSTRACT During the COVID-19 pandemic, the number of technology-facilitated crimes against children worldwide has increased substantially and become one of the most serious crime problems. Due to these considerations, there is a lack of large-scale systematic reviews investigating Cybercrime in and of itself could be challenging to investigate in comparison to traditional ones due to the elusiveness
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Ritual Abuse Survivors’ Perspectives on Research Participation: An Exploratory Mixed Methods Online Study Journal of Child Sexual Abuse (IF 1.872) Pub Date : 2023-05-09 Laurie Matthew, Ian Barron
ABSTRACT This exploratory study sought a deeper understanding of the perspectives of self-defined ritual abuse (RA) survivors, who had experienced sexual victimization, on participation in research. A mixed-methods qualitative design involving online survey and follow-up virtual interviews included 68 adults across eight countries. Content and thematic analysis of responses indicated that RA survivors
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Training Male Sexual Abuse Survivors as Peer Leaders to Deliver Motivational Interviewing and Trauma-Informed Affirmative Care Journal of Child Sexual Abuse (IF 1.872) Pub Date : 2023-04-20 Amy E. Ellis, Steve Martino, Vanessa Simiola, Chyrell Bellamy, Maria O’Connell, Joan M Cook
ABSTRACT This paper provides a description and evaluation of training male sexual abuse survivors to deliver Motivational Interviewing (MI) and Motivational Interviewing with Trauma-Informed Affirmative Care (MI-AC) online to sexual and gender minority (SGM) men with sexual assault histories and depression. After a search and selection process, 26 men with lived experience of sexual abuse received
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The Potential for Anti-Stigma Interventions to Change Public Attitudes Toward Minor-Attracted Persons: A Replication and Extension of Jara and Jeglic’s Study Journal of Child Sexual Abuse (IF 1.872) Pub Date : 2023-04-20 Nadine McKillop, Stephanie Price
ABSTRACT From a public health perspective, ensuring access to, and uptake of, support services for people concerned about their sexual thoughts and behavior is essential to the prevention of child sexual abuse. However, public and fiscal support for these services can be adversely affected by negative preconceptions regarding minor-attracted persons (MAPs); negative stigma may also limit MAPs’ engagement
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Diversity of Profiles and Coping Among Adolescent Girl Victims of Sexual Dating Violence Journal of Child Sexual Abuse (IF 1.872) Pub Date : 2023-03-30 Mélina Gilbert, Mylène Fernet, Martine Hébert, Stéphanie Couture
ABSTRACT Sexual dating violence (DV) is common among female adolescents, and victims may experience other forms of DV (physical, psychological, and cyberviolence) and report a history of child sexual abuse (CSA). Heterogeneity of these victimization experiences could influence how adolescent girls’ cope. We aimed to identify distinct profiles of victimization experiences among adolescent girls who
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Categorizing Complainant-Accused Relationships in Cases of Child Sexual Abuse: The Distinctive Nature of Community Connections Journal of Child Sexual Abuse (IF 1.872) Pub Date : 2023-03-27 Katie A. Berens, Shelbie F. Anderson, Madison B. Harvey, Patricia I. Coburn, Heather L. Price, Kristin Chong, Deborah A. Connolly
ABSTRACT We examined the categorization of relationships between child complainants and accused perpetrators in cases of child sexual abuse (CSA). Researchers that have focused on complainant-accused relationships and other case variables, often combining two extrafamilial complainant-accused relationship categories: Relationships where the accused is connected to the child through their position in
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Development and Evaluation of the Teacher Reporting Questionnaire for South African Foundation Phase Educators (TRQ-SA) in Measuring Teachers’ Intentions to Report Child Sexual Abuse Suspicions Journal of Child Sexual Abuse (IF 1.872) Pub Date : 2023-03-23 Deirdre Margo Rule
ABSTRACT Globally teachers are mandated by law to report suspected child sexual abuse (CSA). The Teachers’ Reporting Questionnaire (TRQ) was constructed to assess teachers’ intentions to report CSA suspicions in Australia. The current research examines the development of the Teacher Reporting Questionnaire for South African foundation phase educators (TRQ-SA) and provides an evaluation of the TRQ-SA
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Youth Sport Coaches’ Perceptions of Sexually Inappropriate Behaviors and Intimate Coach-Athlete Relationships Journal of Child Sexual Abuse (IF 1.872) Pub Date : 2023-03-20 Sungwon Kim, Daniel P. Connaughton, David P. Hedlund
ABSTRACT Although sexual harassment and abuse in youth sport have received increasing research attention worldwide, less is known about youth coaches’ perceptions of sexually inappropriate behaviors and intimate relationships with athletes. The purpose of this exploratory study was to examine youth sport coaches’ perceptions of behaviors that can lead to potential sexual harassment and abuse, as well
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The Unpopular Victims: Individuals Who Are Sexually Abusive – The Black Swans Journal of Child Sexual Abuse (IF 1.872) Pub Date : 2023-03-19 L.C. Miccio-Fonseca
ABSTRACT This article contends that youth who engage in persistent coarse sexual improprieties and/or, sexually abusive behaviors are too often viewed primarily through a criminological lens, regardless of their age, gender, judicial status, and/or experiences of past trauma/victimization. Such a posture likely falsifies the clinical perception of the individual referred for “treatment.” Assessment
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Cultural Determinants and Parent-Child Communication as an Effective Tool to Prevent Child Sexual Abuse: A Quick Qualitative Study Journal of Child Sexual Abuse (IF 1.872) Pub Date : 2023-03-15 S. Olutayo Fakunle, A. Aderemi Opadere
ABSTRACT The current study’s sole specific goal was to use a qualitative approach, from the parents’ emic perspective, to investigate the cultural determinants that influence using parent-child communication as an instrument to protect children from sexual abuse in the six electoral wards of Ife-East Local Government that covered the rural settlement of Ile-Ife. The study adopted a simple random sampling
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Behavioral Intentions of Bystanders to Image-Based Sexual Abuse: A Preliminary Focus Group Study with a University Student Sample Journal of Child Sexual Abuse (IF 1.872) Pub Date : 2023-03-15 Chelsea Mainwaring, Adrian J Scott, Fiona Gabbert
ABSTRACT Image-based sexual abuse (IBSA) represents a form of technology-facilitated sexual abuse that encompasses the taking, creating, and/or sharing (including threats to share) of nude or sexual images without consent. Unlike physical sexual violence contexts, little is known regarding if and how bystanders intervene in IBSA contexts. The current preliminary study aimed to address this gap in the
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Assessing Sorority Women’s Perceptions of Barriers to Reporting Sexual Assaults That Occur Within College Campus Greek Organizations Journal of Child Sexual Abuse (IF 1.872) Pub Date : 2023-03-13 Tiffany L. Marcantonio, Mary E. Hunt, Eric Schisler
ABSTRACT Involvement in college campus Greek organizations is associated with an elevated risk of experiencing sexual assault victimization. Experiencing sexual assault victimizaiton is associated with myriad of consequences that could be mitigated by reporting the experience to friends, campus authorities, or police, yet researchers’ understanding of reasons why women participating in Greek organizations