Child sexual and physical abuse among college students in Singapore and the United States

Back, Sudie E.; Jackson, Joan L.; Fitzgerald, Michael; Shaffer, Anne; Salstrom, Seoka; Osman, Mohamad M.

doi:10.1016/j.chiabu.2003.06.001

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“…Limited sample size is also a common problem in the child sexual abuse literature, and is present in some of the studies reviewed (Back et al, 2003;Barthauer & Leventhal, 1999). The study by Back et al (2003) with North American students reported significantly higher rates of child sexual abuse (50.8%) as compared to other studies from the USA or other countries. However, the small sample of this study (n = 65) makes it difficult to interpret these results.…”

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confidence: 74%

“…Although some authors have concluded that face-to-face interviews result in higher reporting rates for prevalence , the present review does not enable us to confirm these results. Although some of the highest prevalence rates were obtained with questionnaires (Back et al, 2003;Madu & Peltzer, 2001), high rates were also found with interviews (Niederberger, 2002;. As stated by other authors, the key requirement is to use instruments (interviews or questionnaires) that have been developed according to accepted psychometric principles, and which are accompanied by data on reliability and validity (Briere, 1992).…”

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confidence: 87%

“…Both the context in which sexual victimization questions are asked (Koss, 1993) and the number of questions asked (Finkelhor, 1979) also affect endorsement rates. In the present review, the highest prevalence rates were observed in studies that used more than one broad question [multiple questions about child maltreatment experiences, as in Madu and Peltzer (2001), and multiple questions about a wide range of traumatic experiences, as in Back et al (2003)]. …”

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confidence: 94%

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a b s t r a c tObjective: The purpose of this paper was to compare the prevalence rates of child sexual abuse reported by [Finkelhor, D. (1994). The international epidemiology of child sexual abuse. Child Abuse & Neglect, 18 (5),[409][410][411][412][413][414][415][416][417] with those found in recent publications in order to confirm the widespread prevalence of child sexual abuse. Methods: Relevant articles about prevalence of child sexual abuse were identified through searches of computerized databases and a handsearch of Child Abuse & Neglect and the Journal of Child Sexual Abuse. Results: Thirty-eight independent articles were identified, corresponding to 39 prevalence studies; these articles report the prevalence of childhood sexual abuse in 21 different countries, ranging from 0 to 53% for women and 0 to 60% for men. Conclusions:Comparison of the present study with that of [Finkelhor, D. (1994). The international epidemiology of child sexual abuse. Child Abuse & Neglect, 18 (5), 409-417] shows a similarity between prevalence distributions; there appears to be a general pattern that remains more or less constant over the years, especially in women. Practice implications: Twelve years after the first revision study about the international prevalence of child sexual abuse, there is still a need for new data about this topic. The present study shows child sexual abuse is still a widespread problem in the society. In this research, carried out on 38 independent studies, there is new data for 21 countries over the world, being especially relevant the results obtained from other countries different from those pertaining to North America or Europe. It is important to point out the high prevalence found in most of the countries, so this information could be a new warning to make society and governments aware of this problem and undertake actions to prevent sexual abuse in childhood.

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confidence: 74%

Section: Measurement Issuesmentioning

confidence: 87%

Section: Measurement Issuesmentioning

confidence: 94%

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“…Child sexual abuse is a serious breach of basic human rights and is responsible for numerous adverse sequelae (Roberts, O'Connor, Dunn, & Golding, 2004;Steel, Sanna, Hammond, Whipple, & Cross 2004); its wide-spread presence in both developing and developed countries is well documented (Finkelhor, 1994;Back, Jackson, Fitzgerald, Shaffer, Salstrom, & Osman, 2003;McGee, Garavan, de Barra, Byrne & Conroy, 2003). Gorey and Leslie (1997) reported a 22.3% prevalence rate of child sexual abuse among women and 8.5% prevalence rate among men from an aggregate of 16 studies.…”

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Childhood sexual abuse among university students in Tanzania

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Lalor²,

Katabaro

2006

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“…Quizás estas cifras subestiman su existencia real por su baja denuncia 2 , pero constituyen un porcentaje considerable (13%-26%) en la práctica de la medicina de atención primaria 3 . Metanálisis recientes dan cuenta de una relación entre abuso y trastornos depresivos, de angustia, del comer, del dormir, estrés postraumático, abuso de sustancias y alcohol e intento de suicidio, independientes del sexo y edad de ocurrido el abuso [4][5][6] .…”

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La seducción sexual infantil: revolución y repercusiones de la teoría de Freud

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Rev. méd. Chile

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E l abuso sexual infantil exhibe una prevalencia en la población general que oscila entre 3% y 33% y se encuentra extendido a todos los países, culturas y estratos sociales 1 . Quizás estas cifras subestiman su existencia real por su baja denuncia 2 , pero constituyen un porcentaje considerable (13%-26%) en la práctica de la medicina de atención primaria 3 . Metanálisis recientes dan cuenta de una relación entre abuso y trastornos depresivos, de angustia, del comer, del dormir, estrés postraumático, abuso de sustancias y alcohol e intento de suicidio, independientes del sexo y edad de ocurrido el abuso 4-6 . Por otra parte, los problemas metodológicos son importantes y no se han podido resolver satisfactoriamente hasta ahora: falta de claros criterios internacionales de operacionalización 7 , diversas escalas de evaluación, diferencias entre autoinformes y entrevistas por terceros, variación de acuerdo al número de preguntas, diferencia entre conductas y estados subjetivos, no distinción entre aspectos psicológico y legal, intereses de los investigadores y revistas especializadas 8,9 . Sin embargo, el principal cuestionamiento ha surgido al ponerse en duda la veracidad de los informantes o la realidad de los recuerdos 10 , duda que pone en tela de juicio los estudios que se han acumulado con velocidad creciente en los últimos años 11 y que generó el concepto "síndrome de falso recuerdo" 12 .Hacia 1896 Freud elaboró una hipótesis revolucionaria que se conoció como "teoría de la seducción sexual infantil". Esta investigación desencadenó encendidas polémicas por las consecuencias para la vida sexual de los niños, las implicancias para el funcionamiento afectivo al interior de familias y grupos de socialización y suspicacias acerca de las intenciones del comportamiento de adultos y pequeños [13][14][15] .El presente trabajo investiga tres aspectos de la teoría de Freud para comprender la relación entre hecho, recuerdo y fantasía: la estructura interna de la teoría, los motivos de su posterior abandono por parte de Freud y las repercusiones que ha ejercido sobre la concepción actual de los abusos sexuales tempranos.

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Child sexual and physical abuse among college students in Singapore and the United States

Cited by 63 publications

References 31 publications

The international epidemiology of child sexual abuse: A continuation of Finkelhor (1994)

The international epidemiology of child sexual abuse: A continuation of Finkelhor (1994)

Childhood sexual abuse among university students in Tanzania

La seducción sexual infantil: revolución y repercusiones de la teoría de Freud

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