Lifetime prevalence and characteristics of child sexual victimization in a community sample of Spanish adolescents

The purpose of this study was to investigate the lifetime prevalence and characteristics of self-reported child sexual victimization and associations between sexual victimization and sociodemographic characteristics and victimological profiles in community adolescents in Spain. The Juvenile Victimiz...

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Authors: Pereda Beltran, Noemí, Abad i Gil, Judit, Guilera Ferré, Georgina
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Publication Date:2016
Country:España
Institution:Universidad de Barcelona
Repository:Dipòsit Digital de la UB
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/2445/220052
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Keyword:Abús sexual envers els infants
Víctimes
Espanya
Adolescents
Child sexual abuse
Victims
Spain
Teenagers
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spelling Lifetime prevalence and characteristics of child sexual victimization in a community sample of Spanish adolescentsPereda Beltran, NoemíAbad i Gil, JuditGuilera Ferré, GeorginaAbús sexual envers els infantsVíctimesEspanyaAdolescentsChild sexual abuseVictimsSpainTeenagersThe purpose of this study was to investigate the lifetime prevalence and characteristics of self-reported child sexual victimization and associations between sexual victimization and sociodemographic characteristics and victimological profiles in community adolescents in Spain. The Juvenile Victimization Questionnaire (Finkelhor, Hamby, Ormrod, & Turner, 2005) was applied to a sample of 1,105 community adolescents (M = 14.52 years, SD = 1.76). Experience of sexual victimization (with or without physical contact) was reported by 8.8% of the sample, at a mean age of 13 years old. Sexual victimization was more prevalent in girls (14.2%) and in older adolescents (10.6%). Offenders were mainly male (87.6%) and were mostly friends, neighbors, or schoolmates (52.6%). No injuries resulted from victimization (4.3%), although the percentage of penetration or attempted penetration was very high (30.6%). Only 9.3% of victims reported the incident to the police or the justice system. In regard to victimological profiles, sexual victims also experienced other forms of victimization (M = 7.16; SD = 3.39): boys reported more conventional crimes, peer and sibling victimization, and witnessing community violence than other victims, whereas sexually victimized girls reported more caregiver victimization and property crimes. Sexually victimized youth present a distinctive sociodemographic and victimological profile. Professionals need to be aware of these characteristics in order to conduct adequate prevention programs. We also need to assess a wide range of victimization experiences when treating sexual abuse victims in order to make adolescents less vulnerable to violence.Taylor & Francis2016info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/acceptedVersionapplication/pdfhttps://hdl.handle.net/2445/220052Articles publicats en revistes (Psicologia Social i Psicologia Quantitativa)reponame:Dipòsit Digital de la UBinstname:Universidad de BarcelonaInglésVersió postprint del document publicat a: https://doi.org/10.1080/10538712.2016.1123791Journal Of Child Sexual Abuse, 2016, vol. 25, num.2, p. 142-158https://doi.org/10.1080/10538712.2016.1123791(c) Taylor & Francis, 2016info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:diposit.ub.edu:2445/2200522026-05-27T06:46:51Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Lifetime prevalence and characteristics of child sexual victimization in a community sample of Spanish adolescents
title Lifetime prevalence and characteristics of child sexual victimization in a community sample of Spanish adolescents
spellingShingle Lifetime prevalence and characteristics of child sexual victimization in a community sample of Spanish adolescents
Pereda Beltran, Noemí
Abús sexual envers els infants
Víctimes
Espanya
Adolescents
Child sexual abuse
Victims
Spain
Teenagers
title_short Lifetime prevalence and characteristics of child sexual victimization in a community sample of Spanish adolescents
title_full Lifetime prevalence and characteristics of child sexual victimization in a community sample of Spanish adolescents
title_fullStr Lifetime prevalence and characteristics of child sexual victimization in a community sample of Spanish adolescents
title_full_unstemmed Lifetime prevalence and characteristics of child sexual victimization in a community sample of Spanish adolescents
title_sort Lifetime prevalence and characteristics of child sexual victimization in a community sample of Spanish adolescents
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Pereda Beltran, Noemí
Abad i Gil, Judit
Guilera Ferré, Georgina
author Pereda Beltran, Noemí
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Abad i Gil, Judit
Guilera Ferré, Georgina
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author2 Abad i Gil, Judit
Guilera Ferré, Georgina
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author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Abús sexual envers els infants
Víctimes
Espanya
Adolescents
Child sexual abuse
Victims
Spain
Teenagers
topic Abús sexual envers els infants
Víctimes
Espanya
Adolescents
Child sexual abuse
Victims
Spain
Teenagers
description The purpose of this study was to investigate the lifetime prevalence and characteristics of self-reported child sexual victimization and associations between sexual victimization and sociodemographic characteristics and victimological profiles in community adolescents in Spain. The Juvenile Victimization Questionnaire (Finkelhor, Hamby, Ormrod, & Turner, 2005) was applied to a sample of 1,105 community adolescents (M = 14.52 years, SD = 1.76). Experience of sexual victimization (with or without physical contact) was reported by 8.8% of the sample, at a mean age of 13 years old. Sexual victimization was more prevalent in girls (14.2%) and in older adolescents (10.6%). Offenders were mainly male (87.6%) and were mostly friends, neighbors, or schoolmates (52.6%). No injuries resulted from victimization (4.3%), although the percentage of penetration or attempted penetration was very high (30.6%). Only 9.3% of victims reported the incident to the police or the justice system. In regard to victimological profiles, sexual victims also experienced other forms of victimization (M = 7.16; SD = 3.39): boys reported more conventional crimes, peer and sibling victimization, and witnessing community violence than other victims, whereas sexually victimized girls reported more caregiver victimization and property crimes. Sexually victimized youth present a distinctive sociodemographic and victimological profile. Professionals need to be aware of these characteristics in order to conduct adequate prevention programs. We also need to assess a wide range of victimization experiences when treating sexual abuse victims in order to make adolescents less vulnerable to violence.
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Journal Of Child Sexual Abuse, 2016, vol. 25, num.2, p. 142-158
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