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Victims and Perpetrators of Child Sexual Abuse: Abusive Contact and Penetration Experiences
Child sexual abuse (CSA) includes abusive contact experiences, which habitually impact the victim’s whole life. This study aims to analyze the characteristics of six CSA experiences with physical contact, including penetration, in a representative sample of the Spanish population. Participants were...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8472568/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34574520 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18189593 |
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author | Ferragut, Marta Ortiz-Tallo, Margarita Blanca, Maria J. |
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description | Child sexual abuse (CSA) includes abusive contact experiences, which habitually impact the victim’s whole life. This study aims to analyze the characteristics of six CSA experiences with physical contact, including penetration, in a representative sample of the Spanish population. Participants were 1071 Spanish adults (53% males; M(age): 45.37) who completed the Child Sexual Abuse Experiences Questionnaire. The victim’s age at the first episode, the perpetrator’s characteristics, and the number of times that each experience occurred were analyzed, taking into account gender differences. Results were reported for every experience independently. The most prevalent age at the first experience was from 6 years old onwards, but with differences in some experiences. The abuses usually happened more than once, committed by the same person. The most prevalent perpetrator is a male, although a female perpetrator is more prevalent in male victims. Most of the abuses were committed by an adult acquaintance, a strange adult, and other minors, with some gender differences. The implications of the results concerning every CSA experience are discussed, highlighting their value for future research and practice, the design of preventive programs, and early detection of CSA. |
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spelling | pubmed-84725682021-09-28 Victims and Perpetrators of Child Sexual Abuse: Abusive Contact and Penetration Experiences Ferragut, Marta Ortiz-Tallo, Margarita Blanca, Maria J. Int J Environ Res Public Health Article Child sexual abuse (CSA) includes abusive contact experiences, which habitually impact the victim’s whole life. This study aims to analyze the characteristics of six CSA experiences with physical contact, including penetration, in a representative sample of the Spanish population. Participants were 1071 Spanish adults (53% males; M(age): 45.37) who completed the Child Sexual Abuse Experiences Questionnaire. The victim’s age at the first episode, the perpetrator’s characteristics, and the number of times that each experience occurred were analyzed, taking into account gender differences. Results were reported for every experience independently. The most prevalent age at the first experience was from 6 years old onwards, but with differences in some experiences. The abuses usually happened more than once, committed by the same person. The most prevalent perpetrator is a male, although a female perpetrator is more prevalent in male victims. Most of the abuses were committed by an adult acquaintance, a strange adult, and other minors, with some gender differences. The implications of the results concerning every CSA experience are discussed, highlighting their value for future research and practice, the design of preventive programs, and early detection of CSA. MDPI 2021-09-12 /pmc/articles/PMC8472568/ /pubmed/34574520 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18189593 Text en © 2021 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Article Ferragut, Marta Ortiz-Tallo, Margarita Blanca, Maria J. Victims and Perpetrators of Child Sexual Abuse: Abusive Contact and Penetration Experiences |
title | Victims and Perpetrators of Child Sexual Abuse: Abusive Contact and Penetration Experiences |
title_full | Victims and Perpetrators of Child Sexual Abuse: Abusive Contact and Penetration Experiences |
title_fullStr | Victims and Perpetrators of Child Sexual Abuse: Abusive Contact and Penetration Experiences |
title_full_unstemmed | Victims and Perpetrators of Child Sexual Abuse: Abusive Contact and Penetration Experiences |
title_short | Victims and Perpetrators of Child Sexual Abuse: Abusive Contact and Penetration Experiences |
title_sort | victims and perpetrators of child sexual abuse: abusive contact and penetration experiences |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8472568/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34574520 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18189593 |
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