Sexual molestation of males: Associations with psychological disturbance

King, Michael; Coxell, Adrian; Mezey, Gillian

doi:10.1017/s0007125000161884

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“…Elliott, Mok, and Briere (), whose sample consisted of homosexual and bisexual men, reported a victimisation rate of 3.8%, while Ratner et al () reported a much higher victimisation rate of 14%. Similarly, a high victimisation rate (18%) was reported by King, Coxell, and Mezey (), whose sample consisted of men attending genitourinary medicine clinics. However, many male victims of sexual offences do not report their victimisation to anyone, including support organisations (Davies, ), which suggests that figures cited in the literature are likely to vastly under‐estimate the true occurrence of male sexual victimisation.…”

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“…Research into the victim, offender and offence characteristics of male‐on‐male sexual assault could have an impact on reducing the myths that surround this offence, enabling victims to come forward and report the offence. This, in turn, could help generate an increase in the support available for male victims, both in terms of immediate as well as long‐term physical and psychological treatment (King et al, ). It could also increase recognition for victims among legal and medical professionals, enabling victims to be treated better and with more respect.…”

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Male‐on‐male sexual assault: Victim, offender and offence characteristics

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Hammond

Machin

2017

Journal Invest Psychology

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Unlike male-on-female sexual assaults, little is known about the nature of male-on-male sexual assault, especially in terms of victim, offender and offence characteristics. The present paper systematically reviews the limited research into male-on-male sexual offences in order to ascertain the current state of knowledge with regards to these issues. An extensive search resulted in the identification of 15 empirical studies, with a total of 5,112 cases of male-onmale sexual assaults, for inclusion in the analyses. Findings revealed that, in the main, both victims and offenders of this type of offence tend to be young and heterosexual. Offenders tend to act alone during the assault and to be previously acquainted with the victim. Most male-on-male sexual assaults are violent in nature, taking place in either the victim's or the offender's home. Victims are subjected to various sexual acts, with anal penetration being the most frequent, and victims are frequently forced to perform oral sex on the offender. The implications of these findings, as well as limitations of the reviewed studies and directions for future research, are discussed.3

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Male‐on‐male sexual assault: Victim, offender and offence characteristics

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Hammond

Machin

2017

Journal Invest Psychology

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“…Further, male self‐cutters were not more likely than non‐cutters to have experienced childhood sexual abuse, unlike female self‐cutters. Male self‐cutters may show relatively low dissociation compared to female self‐cutters because fewer boys than girls fall victim to sexual abuse, while experiencing sexual molestation has been linked with self‐harming behavior 52 …”

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Characteristics of self‐cutters among male inmates: Association with bulimia and dissociation

Matsumoto

Yamaguchi

Asami

et al. 2005

Psychiatry Clin Neurosci

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It was examined whether bulimia and dissociation are common in male self-cutters, as has been found in female self-cutters. The subjects were 796 male inmates of a juvenile prison. A self-reporting questionnaire was used to assess self-cutting, histories of psychoactive substance use, problem behaviors, and traumatic life events in the subjects. The Adolescent Dissociative Experience Scale and the Bulimia Investigatory Test of Edinburgh were also used. Subjects were divided into two groups: self-cutting and non-cutting. Questionnaire responses and dissociation and bulimia assessments were compared between the groups. Self-cutters began smoking ( P < 0.001) and drinking ( P < 0.001) earlier, and more frequently used illicit psychoactive drugs ( P < 0.001), experienced childhood physical abuse ( P < 0.001), and reported suicide attempts ( P < 0.001), suicidal ideation ( P < 0.001), and outward violence toward a person ( P < 0.001) or object ( P < 0.001) than noncutters. Self-cutters also scored significantly higher on the bulimia ( P < 0.001) and dissociation tests ( P < 0.001). Logistic regression analysis demonstrated that suicide attempt (odds ratio, 4.311) and suicidal ideation (odds ratio, 2.336) could discriminate between male inmates with and without self-cutting. Male self-cutters showed 'multi-impulsive bulimic' tendencies resembling those of female self-cutters, although to a lesser extent. Clinical features of male as opposed to female selfcutters were influenced by gender differences.

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“…Furthermore, the current sample of 101 participants is large compared to many studies in the literature. This is especially true of studies that have utilized data collected from children (e.g., Mian, Marton, & LeBaron, 1996, who examined 70 female victims; Nelson, Moser, Johnson, Graves, & Hart, 1999, who examined 25 female victims; Young, Bergandi, & Titus, 1994, who examined 40 victims) as opposed to retrospective adult studies (e.g., King, Coxell, & Mezey, 2002, who studied 2,545 men).…”

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confidence: 99%