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Predictors of Sexual Aggression among Male Juvenile Offenders
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Yeater, Elizabeth A.; Lenberg, Kathryn L.; Bryan, Angela D. – Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 2012
The purpose of this study was to conduct a longitudinal examination of predictors of sexual aggression among male juvenile offenders. Four hundred and four adolescent males between the ages of 14 and 17 years were recruited from juvenile probation offices to take part in a prospective study of substance use and sexual risk. At baseline,…
Descriptors: Risk, Males, Drug Use, Delinquency
Victimization, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Symptomatology, and Later Nonsuicidal Self-Harm in a Birth Cohort
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Nada-Raja, Shyamala; Skegg, Keren – Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 2011
This longitudinal population-based study examined pathways to nonsuicidal self-harm (NSSH) in relation to childhood sexual abuse (CSA), assault victimization in early adulthood, posttraumatic stress disorder symptomatology (PTSD), and other mental disorders. At age 21, 476 men and 455 women completed interviews on assault victimization, PTSD, and…
Descriptors: Sexual Abuse, Females, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Children
Intimate Partner Violence, Social Support, and Employment in the Post-Welfare Reform Era
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Staggs, Susan L.; Long, Susan M.; Mason, Gillian E.; Krishnan, Sandhya; Riger, Stephanie – Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 2007
This prospective study used 3 years of longitudinal data to explore relationships among intimate partner violence (IPV), perceived emotional and material social support, employment stability, and job turnover among current and former female welfare recipients in the immediate post-welfare reform era. Higher levels of current IPV and lower levels…
Descriptors: Employment Level, Welfare Recipients, Social Support Groups, Employed Women
He Sends Rain upon the Wicked: A Panel Study of the Influence of Religiosity on Violent Victimization
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Schreck, Christopher J.; Burek, Melissa W.; Clark-Miller, Jason – Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 2007
This research investigates low religiosity as a predictor of violent victimization. The theoretical framework the authors present here posits that religiosity should help structure daily activities in such a way as to (a) limit exposure to offenders by encouraging contact with peers who are less deviant, (b) lessen one's target suitability by…
Descriptors: Victims of Crime, Delinquency, Religion, Religious Factors
Factors Influencing Sexual Victimization and Revictimization in a Sample of Adolescent Mothers.
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Collins, Mary Elizabeth – Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 1998
Analyzes an existing longitudinal survey of adolescent mothers (N=315). Data from Time 1 were used to predict victimization reported in the year between Time 1 and Time 2. Explores factors that increased the likelihood of reported sexual victimization at Time 2 and factors that reduce the risk of victimization. Investigates risk factors for…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Interpersonal Relationship, Longitudinal Studies, Mothers
Characteristics of Child Molesters: Implications for the Fixated-Regressed Dichotomy.
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Simon, Leonore M. J.; And Others – Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 1992
Attempted empirical validation of the fixated-regressed typology used in child sexual abuse literature. Analysis of 136 consecutive cases of convicted child molesters over a 2-year period revealed that the victim's and offender's family relatedness and the offender's prior non-sex-criminal record significantly predicted an offender's degree of…
Descriptors: Behavior, Child Abuse, Classification, Cognitive Processes