Childhood Sexual Abuse in Adolescents Adjudicated for Sexual Offenses Mental Health Consequences and Sexual Offending Behaviors

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dc.contributor.authorMorais, H. B., Alexander, A. A., Fix, R. L., & Burkhart, B. R.
dc.date.accessioned2016-10-14T15:56:24Z
dc.date.available2016-10-14T15:56:24Z
dc.date.issued2016
dc.description.abstractMost studies on the mental health consequences of childhood sexual abuse (CSA) focus predominantly on CSA survivors who do not commit sexual offenses. The current study examined the effects of CSA on 498 male adolescents adjudicated for sexual offenses who represent the small portion of CSA survivors who engage in sexual offenses. The prevalence of internalizing symptoms, parental attachment difficulties, specific sexual offending behaviors, and risk for sexually offending were compared among participants with and without a history of CSA. Results indicated that participants with a history of CSA were more likely to be diagnosed with major depression and posttraumatic stress disorder than those who did not report a history of CSA. A history of CSA was also positively correlated with risk for sexually offending and with specific offense patterns and consensual sexual behaviors. No significant differences emerged on parental attachment difficulties. These results highlight that adolescents adjudicated for sexual offenses with a history of CSA present with differences in sexual and psychological functioning as well as markedly different offending patterns when compared with those without a CSA history. Clinical implications and future directions are discussed. (Author Abstract)en_US
dc.identifier.citationMorais, H. B., Alexander, A. A., Fix, R. L., & Burkhart, B. R. Childhood Sexual Abuse in Adolescents Adjudicated for Sexual Offenses Mental Health Consequences and Sexual Offending Behaviors. Sexual abuse: A journal of research and treatment, [at press] (2016), 20 p.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://www.researchgate.net/profile/Apryl_Alexander/publication/291353866_Childhood_Sexual_Abuse_in_Adolescents_Adjudicated_for_Sexual_Offenses_Mental_Health_Consequences_and_Sexual_Offending_Behaviors/links/56a23f3708aeef24c585c3f3.pdf
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11212/2999
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherSexual abuse: A journal of research and treatmenten_US
dc.subjectchild abuseen_US
dc.subjectsexual abuseen_US
dc.subjectlong term effectsen_US
dc.subjectperpetratorsen_US
dc.subjectresearchen_US
dc.titleChildhood Sexual Abuse in Adolescents Adjudicated for Sexual Offenses Mental Health Consequences and Sexual Offending Behaviorsen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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