News coverage of child sexual abuse and prevention, 2007-2009.

abstract：:Group therapy is a widely utilized and empirically supported treatment for victims of child sexual abuse (CSA). An important aspect of trauma-focused groups for CSA is the composition and presentation of a trauma narrative as part of a gradual exposure process. One challenge in the creation of a trauma narrative in gr...

journal_title：Journal of child sexual abuse

authors： Shuman T,Johnson K,Lively Cookson L,Gilbert N

更新日期：2020-08-26 00:00:00

abstract：:One of the aims of this research was to develop an understanding of the role mothers were perceived to play during the process of disclosure of child sexual abuse. Using narrative inquiry methodology, face-to-face in-depth interviews were conducted with 22 men and women who had an early sexual experience. Even though ...

journal_title：Journal of child sexual abuse

authors： Hunter SV

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The common law presumption that a boy under the age of 14 is incapable of sexual intercourse has provoked controversial debates in Hong Kong. This article describes a 6-step advocacy journey to examine how community efforts have helped modify this law so that juvenile male sexual offenders under the age of 14 who have...

journal_title：Journal of child sexual abuse

authors： Ng WC,Cheung M,Ma AK

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The current study was designed to determine whether there is support for the cycle of abuse theory among child molesters. A group of 147 sex offenders on probation were used in this study. The victims of 32 of these offenders were under the age of 10, and 19 of these offenders reported a history of childhood sexual ab...

journal_title：Journal of child sexual abuse

authors： Coxe R,Holmes W

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Child sexual abuse is endemic in South Africa, driven by high levels of gender-based violence and underscored by structural and social factors. This article aims to develop an understanding of the process of disclosure in a sample of female children and their caregivers. In-depth semistructured interviews were conduct...

journal_title：Journal of child sexual abuse

authors： Mathews S,Hendricks N,Abrahams N

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sexual misconduct by school staff, which we refer to as educator sexual misconduct (ESM), is a serious and damaging violation of the trust that parents and students put in the educational system. After reviewing the prevalence and consequences of ESM for all parties involved, the authors propose standards of practice ...

journal_title：Journal of child sexual abuse

authors： Wurtele SK,Mathews B,Kenny MC

更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this qualitative study was to identify resources of family resilience that help families cope with child sexual abuse. Data were collected from a purposeful sample of parents representing nine poor families living in the Western Cape Province, South Africa. The narratives of the participants were analyzed t...

journal_title：Journal of child sexual abuse

authors： Vermeulen T,Greeff AP

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Female sexual offenders are significantly underrepresented in the literature. Largely due to a failure of our society to recognize women as offenders, we allow them to avoid detection, prosecution, and interventions like tracking, registration, or mandated treatment. This could be partially due to differences that exi...

journal_title：Journal of child sexual abuse

authors： McLeod DA

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Research with the public suggests that knowledge about sexual offenders, especially child sexual offenders, is limited and often inaccurate. In general, the public tends to believe that adults who commit sex crimes against children are pedophiles or monstrous strangers who cannot be rehabilitated. However, there is so...

journal_title：Journal of child sexual abuse

authors： Wurtele SK

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Risk assessment of sexually abusive youth is a specialty, which ideally includes a clinical assessment (e.g., psychological evaluation) utilizing a validated risk assessment tool. This article reviews tools for assessing sexual improprieties and/or sexually abusive behaviors in youth: JSORRAT-II, J-SOAP-II, J-RAS, AIM...

journal_title：Journal of child sexual abuse

authors： Miccio-Fonseca LC,Rasmussen LAL

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study examined the self-reported presence and severity of abuse, neglect, and depressive symptoms for 43 adolescents adjudicated delinquent due to a sexual offense. Twenty-seven of the adolescent sexual offenders were also diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder, and 16 did not carry an autism spectrum disorde...

journal_title：Journal of child sexual abuse

authors： Bleil Walters J,Hughes TL,Sutton LR,Marshall SN,Crothers LM,Lehman C,Paserba D,Talkington V,Taormina R,Huang A

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This pilot study assessed the performance of the Trauma Symptom Checklist for Young Children (TSCYC) in correctly classifying the presence or absence of PTSD, as determined by the Diagnostic Interview for children and Adolescents-Parent (DICA-P). Participants included 34 children, ages 4 to 12, referred for outpatient...

journal_title：Journal of child sexual abuse

authors： Pollio ES,Glover-Orr LE,Wherry JN

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent studies indicate that men experience unique barriers to disclosure of child sexual abuse. Blind spots held by mental health providers and social service agencies may inadvertently help produce and sustain these barriers. However, therapists who specialize in treating this population may also hold important insi...

journal_title：Journal of child sexual abuse

authors： Gruenfeld E,Willis DG,Easton SD

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sexual revictimization refers to having a history of child sexual abuse and an experience of being assaulted again in adolescence or adulthood. This descriptive study examined perceived social support of nonvictim adolescents and adolescents who had survived single sexual abuse and sexual revictimization. Participants...

journal_title：Journal of child sexual abuse

authors： Koçtürk N,Bilge F

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study explored the effects of respondent gender, gender combination (male teacher/female student versus female teacher/male student), and teacher age (24 versus 39-years-old) on the perception of a sexual relationship between a teacher and a 16-year-old student. Participants were 80 male and 80 female undergradua...

journal_title：Journal of child sexual abuse

authors： Fromuth ME,Holt A,Parker AL

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:With evidence suggesting that females are more likely to be victims of child sexual abuse (CSA), much of the literature - including that on disclosure - focuses on females. Thus, male victims remain "under-studied". Given this, the aim here is to contribute to the scant knowledge base on the sexual abuse of males and ...

journal_title：Journal of child sexual abuse

authors： Roberts S

更新日期：2020-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:While recent research has established the abuse and victimization histories of youth who engage in sexually abusive behavior, there is still debate regarding the significance of trauma and abuse as developmental antecedents to sexual offending in adolescence. Moreover, research has not conclusively identified the type...

journal_title：Journal of child sexual abuse

authors： Dillard R,Beaujolais B

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Over the past decade, a contentious debate regarding delayed memories of childhood sexual abuse (CSA) has existed. In order to address this debate, 240 female participants completed questions about CSA, the Dissociative Experience Scale (Bernstein & Putnam, 1986), Perceived Emotional Closeness with Perpetrator Scale (...

journal_title：Journal of child sexual abuse

authors： Schultz T,Passmore JL,Yoder CY

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Eighty-five New Zealand based practitioners experienced in treating adults with a history of child sexual abuse participated in an online judgment study of child sexual abuse outcomes using signal detection theory methodology. Participants' level of sensitivity was assessed independent of their degree of response bias...

journal_title：Journal of child sexual abuse

authors： Pechtel P,Evans IM,Podd JV

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Treatment interventions for female sexual abuse survivors was explored through a pilot study examining the relationship between group treatment and adolescent self-image. Self-image was defined as body image, self-reliance, self-control, and impulse-control. An experimental pre-post design was utilized. Participants w...

journal_title：Journal of child sexual abuse

authors： Thun D,Sims PL,Adams MA,Webb T

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Girls in India continue to be sexually abused/exploited under the veil of traditional practices such as Devadasi dedication despite the existence of legislation meant to protect them from child sexual abuse. This study recounts the experiences of 30 Devadasi girls who were dedicated, initiated into sexual activity, an...

journal_title：Journal of child sexual abuse

authors： Wilson B

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sex offenders have used the Internet to identify and contact minors for sexual exploitation (Armagh, 1998; Hernandez, 2000; Lamb, 1998; Lanning, 1998). Yet little is known about how these individuals select their online victims. In order to gain a better understanding of this behavior, the online activity of 31 men wh...

journal_title：Journal of child sexual abuse

authors： Malesky LA Jr

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Retrospective data were entered anonymously by 1,521 adult women using computer-assisted self-interview. Nineteen were classified as victims of father-daughter incest, and 241 were classified as victims of sexual abuse by an adult other than their father before reaching 18 years of age. The remaining 1,261 served as c...

journal_title：Journal of child sexual abuse

authors： Stroebel SS,O'Keefe SL,Beard KW,Kuo SY,Swindell SV,Kommor MJ

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bibliotherapy, the use of storytelling as part of the healing process, has been successfully incorporated into clinical practice for a variety of indications including psychological trauma. This therapeutic modality, which incorporates mindful meditation, non-threatening use of metaphor, and autonomic regulation, can ...

journal_title：Journal of child sexual abuse

authors： Wohl A,Kirschen GW

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study examined 58 sexually abused children referred for clinical psychological services in 1999 in Hong Kong and compared the characteristics and disclosure patterns between those with multiple incidents of abuse and those with single incident. The former group was more likely to have been abused by a family memb...

journal_title：Journal of child sexual abuse

authors： Ma EY,Yau DC,Ng WW,Tong SL

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Studies surrounding the sexual abuse of children by school personnel in Canadian contexts are infrequent and often limited in their scope. The present study addresses this drawback with a contribution of data gathered from disciplinary decisions of educator misconduct, media reports, and published case law concerning ...

journal_title：Journal of child sexual abuse

authors： Canadian Centre for Child Protection Inc.

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article examines the criminal conviction of Robert Halsey for sexually abusing two young boys on his school-van route near Pittsfield, Massachusetts. Mr. Halsey's name has been invoked by academics, journalists, and activists as the victim of the “witch hunt” in this country over child sexual abuse. B...

journal_title：Journal of child sexual abuse

authors： Cheit RE

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Due to reliability problems, use of retrospective measurement to assess child sexual abuse has long concerned researchers. Possible psychosocial causes of these reliability issues-including problem avoidance-have not been thoroughly studied. We tested the reliability of retrospective child sexual abuse measurement in ...

journal_title：Journal of child sexual abuse

authors： Okeke NL,Wilkinson AV,Roberts RE

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Teachers play a critical role in child sexual abuse (CSA) prevention and intervention efforts. We examined the impact of the Second Step Child Protection Unit (CPU) on improving teacher awareness, attitudes, and teacher-student relations for 161 teachers. Teacher baseline scores and treatment acceptability were examin...

journal_title：Journal of child sexual abuse

authors： Kim S,Nickerson A,Livingston JA,Dudley M,Manges M,Tulledge J,Allen K

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A major challenge for clinicians and researchers is the heterogeneity of the severity and type of symptoms presented by sexually abused youth, including those who are subclinical on traditional clinical measures but still present to treatment. Most research continues to treat sexually abused youth as a single populati...

journal_title：Journal of child sexual abuse

authors： Sawyer GK,Hansen DJ

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00