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Sexual Abuse of Children: A Review of Victim Symptomatology, Offender Behavioral Patterns, and Treatment Methods.
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Horowitz, Judith E. – American Mental Health Counselors Association Journal, 1985
In this article, theories of sexual abuse of children and treatment programs are reviewed. Familial patterns and signs of psychological distress are identified. (Author)
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Child Abuse, Children, Counseling Techniques
Children's Emotional and Behavioral Reactions Following the Disclosure of Extrafamilial Sexual Abuse: Initial Effects.
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Ligezinska, Malgorzata; And Others – Child Abuse & Neglect: The International Journal, 1996
This study evaluated the emotional and behavioral adjustment of 41 children (ages 5-15) within the first 3 months following disclosure of extrafamilial sexual abuse. Findings indicated that children's perceptions of self-blame and guilt for the abuse and the extent of traumatization predicted their self-reported symptomatology of depression,…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Child Abuse, Children, Depression (Psychology)
Pattern of Child Sexual Abuse by Young Aggressors.
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Alert-Dancer, Claire; Halley, Nancy; Hamate, Maryam; Bernard-Bonnie, Anne-Claude – Child Abuse & Neglect: The International Journal, 1997
Medical evaluation of 316 children, mean age 6 years, found 39 perpetrators of sexual abuse were less than 16 years old and 15 were between 16 and 19. Young aggressors were more likely to abuse older female children. Adolescent aggressors appeared to engage in more genital/genital and genital/anal sexual abuse than older aggressors. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Aggression, Behavior Disorders, Behavior Patterns
Emotional, Behavioral, and Physical Symptoms Reported by Parents of Sexually Abused, Nonabused, and Allegedly Abused Prepubescent Females.
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Wells, Robert D.; And Others – Child Abuse & Neglect: The International Journal, 1995
Girls who had been sexually abused (n=68) or had alleged being sexually abused (n=68) exhibited sleep problems, fearfulness, emotional and behavioral changes, concentration problems, and sexual curiosity and knowledge. Girls known to have been abused were more self-conscious, fearful of being left alone, and had more nightmares than the allegedly…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Child Abuse, Children, Emotional Response
Child Sexual Behavior Inventory: Normative and Clinical Comparisons.
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Friedrich, William N.; And Others – Psychological Assessment, 1992
Comparison of scores from a normative sample of 880 children and 276 sexually abused children on the Child Sexual Behavior Inventory (CSBI), a checklist for 2- through 12-year-old children, supports the reliability and validity of the instrument. The CSBI is directly related to specific features of sexual abuse. (SLD)
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Check Lists, Child Abuse, Children
Positive Coping Strategies Developed by Survivors of Childhood Sexual Abuse.
Benishek, Lois A.; Morrow, Susan L. – Directions in Mental Health Counseling, 1995
Estimates indicate that 1 in 4 women and 1 in 7 men have been sexually abused as children. These statistics may be underestimated based on anecdotal information relayed by many therapists who specialize in working with survivors of childhood sexual abuse. Effects of childhood sexual abuse have far reaching implications for the survivors' abilities…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Child Abuse, Children, Cognitive Processes