The Use of Tools and Checklists to Assess the Risk of Child Sexual Exploitation: Lessons from UK Practice.

abstract：:The existence of child sexual abuse within the Catholic Church has shocked many. In this article, the authors review the history of child sexual abuse in the church, the recent events that brought this tragedy into societal consciousness, and the efforts by the church to conceal the abuse. Two sources of empirical lit...

journal_title：Journal of child sexual abuse

authors： Dale KA,Alpert JL

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The controversy regarding delayed recall of childhood sexual abuse (CSA) has deflected> attention from the question of whether memory recovery and other trauma-focused treatment approaches are effective for abuse survivors. More than a decade of clinical experience has convinced many experts that as a primary treatmen...

journal_title：Journal of child sexual abuse

authors： Gold SN

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This exploratory study reports on foster children's informal self-disclosures of previously unknown histories of sexual abuse. Data were collected from 40 children's files, and an inductive thematic analysis of verbal and behavioral expressions was conducted. Findings suggest that foster children's self-disclosures ca...

journal_title：Journal of child sexual abuse

authors： Wubs D,Batstra L,Grietens HWE

更新日期：2018-01-01 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：:This study explored whether the vulnerability of an adolescent student affected perceptions of teacher sexual misconduct. Respondents (150 male and 150 female undergraduates) read scenarios depicting teacher sexual misconduct varied by respondent gender, gender dyad (male teacher-female student and female teacher-male...

journal_title：Journal of child sexual abuse

authors： Fromuth ME,Mackey AL,Wilson A

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Present literature exploring neuropsychological characteristics of sexually abusive youth is lacking, especially with regard to females and youth with low intellectual functioning. Moreover, although areas of neuropsychological functioning have been researched in this population, findings are vastly inconsistent and c...

journal_title：Journal of child sexual abuse

authors： Karsten TM,Dempsey R

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Allegations of child sexual abuse (CSA) across various contexts have often been denied or ignored by a multitude of people, including those who do not personally know the alleged perpetrators or victims. The lack of belief of children's CSA reports is problematic, as this may affect the child's adjustment, the consequ...

journal_title：Journal of child sexual abuse

authors： Alcantara R,Shortway KM,Prempeh BA

更新日期：2019-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This cross-sectional, case control study examines the association between child sexual abuse and interpersonal and intrapersonal outcomes among 54 adolescents, examining specific clinical measures (depression, anxiety, dissociation, and posttraumatic stress disorder, attachment patterns, self-esteem, self-disclosure, ...

journal_title：Journal of child sexual abuse

authors： Tocker L,Ben-Amitay G,Horesh-Reinman N,Lask M,Toren P

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study of 125 mothers examined the role of rumination in maternal emotional and behavioral outcomes subsequent to discovery of the sexual abuse of their children. Abuse severity, a maternal history of child abuse experiences, and life hassles were examined as predictors of negative outcomes. The central finding wa...

journal_title：Journal of child sexual abuse

authors： Plummer CA

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study aims to investigate the views of socially advantaged (N = 8) and disadvantaged mothers (N = 8) whose children are aged between 48 and 66 months old about the issue of sexual abuse before and after the training provided to them. The views of mothers in both groups were investigated before and after the 5-wee...

journal_title：Journal of child sexual abuse

authors： Sanberk İ,Emen M,Kabakçı D

更新日期：2017-04-01 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：:This study investigated self-harming behaviors in 149 female adolescent victims of sexual abuse, first, by determining the rates of nine types of self-mutilating behavior at intake and nine months later and, second, by investigating comorbidity of clinical correlates associated with these behaviors. The adolescents we...

journal_title：Journal of child sexual abuse

authors： Cyr M,McDuff P,Wright J,Thériault C,Cinq-Mars C

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nearly 1 in 5 girls and 1 in 20 boys under the age of 18 will be the victim of child sexual abuse. As adults, these individuals are more likely to report myriad mental illnesses including depression. Testing the hypothesis that having children would moderate the depressive effects of child sexual abuse, the authors us...

journal_title：Journal of child sexual abuse

authors： Zeglin RJ,DeRaedt MR,Lanthier RP

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sexual abuse is associated with a host of negative repercussions in adolescence. Yet the possible mechanisms linking sexual abuse and negative outcomes are understudied. The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationships among self-blame, shame, coping strategies, posttraumatic stress disorder, depressive ...

journal_title：Journal of child sexual abuse

authors： Alix S,Cossette L,Hébert M,Cyr M,Frappier JY

更新日期：2017-02-01 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：:Experimental vignettes were used to investigate attributions relating to child sexual abuse with a focus on the degree of blame allocated to the family and to society, factors thought to be particularly relevant in a collectivist society. One hundred and sixty-two undergraduates in Singapore evaluated media reports de...

journal_title：Journal of child sexual abuse

authors： Hawkins R,Teng Sze Wei S

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Personality traits are considered as an important aspect in the assessment of child sex offenders (CSOs). The current study sought to elucidate the association between neuroticism, psychopathy, and abusive behavior in low risk CSOs. 43 pedophilic CSOs and 21 controls (CTLs) completed the NEO-Personality Inventory-Revi...

journal_title：Journal of child sexual abuse

authors： Stoll CB,Boillat C,Pflueger MO,Graf M,Rosburg T

更新日期：2019-11-01 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：:Clergy-perpetrated sexual abuse rose to public attention in 2002 through the disclosure of abuse by Catholic priests within the Archdiocese of Boston and a simultaneous cover-up by church hierarchy. Similar patterns have since been described in other Catholic dioceses and in other faith denominations. While recent stu...

journal_title：Journal of child sexual abuse

authors： Wind LH,Sullivan JM,Levins DJ

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study evaluated the impact of a cognitive behavioral group therapy model in Brazilian girls who had experienced sexual abuse. The effect of the waiting period before treatment and the enduring effectiveness of the treatment after six and 12 months were also evaluated. Forty-nine female sexual abuse victims betwee...

journal_title：Journal of child sexual abuse

authors： Habigzang LF,Damásio BF,Koller SH

更新日期：2013-01-01 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：:Maternal support and abuse severity are often considered to be vital factors in predicting children's functioning following childhood sexual abuse (CSA); however, much of the prior research has examined support and abuse severity as main effects, without consideration of how these factors may interrelate to predict ch...

journal_title：Journal of child sexual abuse

authors： Wamser-Nanney R,Sager JC,Campbell CL

更新日期：2020-04-01 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：:The literature on child sexual abuse reflects growing recognition of the manner in which culture impacts the conceptualization, experience, and treatment of such cases. Despite heightened visibility of Arab Americans within the United States, population due to recent media attention, little empirical research exists o...

journal_title：Journal of child sexual abuse

authors： Haboush KL,Alyan H

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to examine the influence of abuse and parental characteristics on attributional content and determine the relative contribution of different attributions of blame in predicting psychological symptomatology among adult survivors of childhood sexual abuse. One hundred eighty-three female un...

journal_title：Journal of child sexual abuse

authors： Zinzow H,Seth P,Jackson J,Niehaus A,Fitzgerald M

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The prevalence of child sexual abuse demands innovative approaches to prevent further victimization. The online environment provides new opportunities to expand existing child sexual abuse prevention trainings that target adult gatekeepers and allow for large scale interventions that are fiscally viable. This article ...

journal_title：Journal of child sexual abuse

authors： Paranal R,Washington Thomas K,Derrick C

更新日期：2012-01-01 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：:Qualitative analysis of boys' narratives about child sexual abuse revealed several themes, including memories of the abuse, the disclosure and subsequent events, the healing journey, and a meta-theme titled "fear and safety." In this article, boys' (N = 19) experiences related to fear and safety and the healing journe...

journal_title：Journal of child sexual abuse

authors： Foster JM

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although the issue of dissociative amnesia in adult survivors of child sexual abuse has been contentious, many research studies have shown that there is a subset of child sexual abuse survivors who have forgotten their abuse and later remembered it. Child sexual abuse survivors with dissociative amnesia histories have...

journal_title：Journal of child sexual abuse

authors： Wolf MR,Nochajski TH

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Prevention of child sexual abuse is complicated, challenging, and highly necessary as sexual abuse of children and youth represents an extensive problem across the world. This article reviews the existing preventive interventions targeting children, parents, and professionals. An alternative way of organizing the chil...

journal_title：Journal of child sexual abuse

authors： Zeuthen K,Hagelskjær M

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00