Child Peer Sexual Abuse: Preliminary Data on Outcomes and Disclosure Experiences

Autor/inn/en	Sperry, Debbie M.; Gilbert, Brenda O.
Titel	Child Peer Sexual Abuse: Preliminary Data on Outcomes and Disclosure Experiences
Quelle	In: Child Abuse & Neglect: The International Journal, 29 (2005) 8, S.889-904 (16 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0145-2134
DOI	10.1016/j.chiabu.2004.12.011
Schlagwörter	Adolescents; Schizophrenia; Sexual Abuse; Child Abuse; Peer Relationship; Self Disclosure (Individuals); Comparative Analysis; Child Psychology; Attitude Measures; Mental Disorders + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Schizophrenie; Sexueller Missbrauch; Abuse of children; Abuse; Child; Children; Kindesmissbrauch; Missbrauch; Kind; Kinder; Peer-Beziehungen; Kinderpsychologie; Mental illness; Geisteskrankheit
Abstract	Objective: This study compared experiences of children sexually abused by peers to those of children abused by adolescents/adults. Variables examined included perceived negativity of the abuse, self-reported outcomes, overall psychological functioning, and disclosure. Method: An archival data set containing retrospective reports of childhood sexual experiences was culled for instances of sexual abuse by child peers and adolescents/adults. An equivalent nonabused comparison group was identified. The Self-Report Outcome Checklist (SROC; Gilbert, 1994b), the MMPI-Hugo Short Form (Hugo, 1971) and a disclosure survey were also retrieved from these data. Results: Compared to abuse by peers, abuse perpetrated by adolescents/adults was more intrusive and intrafamilial. Both groups rated their experiences as equally negative, and reported equally pervasive outcomes. Those abused by adolescents/adults reported significantly higher scores on the Psychopathic Deviate, Psychasthenia, and Schizophrenia scales compared to nonabused controls; similar findings did not emerge for those abused by child peers. Less than a fourth in either abuse group reported disclosing their experience to a parent. Among those who did not disclose, participants abused by child peers anticipated less support from both parents and more anger from their mothers. Conclusions: The findings suggest that child peer sexual abuse may be associated with adverse outcomes. (Author).
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Update	2017/4/10