The Prevalence of Sexual Revictimization: A Meta-Analytic Review

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dc.contributor.authorWalker, H. E., Freud, J. S., Ellis, R. A., Fraine, S. M., & Wilson, L. C.
dc.date.accessioned2022-11-28T20:32:11Z
dc.date.available2022-11-28T20:32:11Z
dc.date.issued2019
dc.description.abstractThe literature consistently demonstrates evidence that child sexual abuse survivors are at greater risk of victimization later in life than the general population. This phenomenon is called sexual revictimization. Although this finding is robust, there is a large amount of variability in the prevalence rates of revictimization demonstrated in the literature. The purpose of the present metaanalysis was to calculate an average prevalence rate of revictimization across the literature and to examine moderators that may potentially account for the observed variability. Based on a review of PsycINFO and PILOTS, 1,412 articles were identified and reviewed for inclusion. This process resulted in the inclusion of 80 studies, which contained 12,252 survivors of child sexual abuse. The mean prevalence of sexual revictimization across studies was 47.9% (95% confidence intervals [43.6%, 52.3%]), suggesting that almost half of child sexual abuse survivors are sexually victimized in the future. The present study failed to find support for any of the examined moderators. Potential explanations of and implications for the results are offered, including suggestions for therapists.en_US
dc.identifier.citationWalker, H. E., Freud, J. S., Ellis, R. A., Fraine, S. M., & Wilson, L. C. (2019). The prevalence of sexual revictimization: A meta-analytic review. Trauma, Violence, & Abuse, 20(1), 67-80.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/1524838017692364
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11212/5635
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherTrauma, Violence, & Abuseen_US
dc.subjectchild sexual abuseen_US
dc.subjectrevictimizationen_US
dc.subjectsexual assaulten_US
dc.subjectrapeen_US
dc.titleThe Prevalence of Sexual Revictimization: A Meta-Analytic Reviewen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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