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NCJ Number: 92677 Find in a Library
Title: Sexual Assault Among Adolescents
Author(s): S S Ageton
Date Published: 1983
Annotation: A longitudinal study of adolescents aged 11 through 17 provides data for an analysis of the incidence of sexual assault among adolescents for 1978-80; short-term and long-term reactions to sexual assault; and characteristics of victims, offenders, and the sexual assault experience.
Abstract: Using the National Youth Survey (NYS), the Sexual Assault Project (SAP) completed interviews with 172 female victims from 1978 through 1980 and 68 interviews with male offenders. These data showed that between 5 to 11 percent of the adolescent female population experienced at least one sexual assault, but revealed no significant race or social class differences or consistent age trends. However, vulnerability to sexual assault increased sharply after an individual became a victim. For most victims, the assault occurred in their homes, the offender's home, or a car, and the offenders were primarily boyfriends or dates. Over half the victims reported verbal pressure, while 27 percent to 40 percent mentioned some minimal physical force. Most victims offered verbal and/or physical resistance and were successful in deterring the assault. The strongest initial reactions to assault were anger, depression, and embarrassment, with some 40 percent also reporting guilt. These reactions were not differentiated by demographic variables, but victims who successfully deterred the attack reported substantially fewer negative reactions than those who were assaulted. Followup data 2 to 3 years after the attack suggested that reactions may intensify with time, such as depression and fear of being alone. While the study's findings did not support the typical image of assault victims as black, lower class urban females, they did indicate that engaging in delinquent behavior and being part of a delinquent network influenced the risk of being sexually assaulted. Offenders' reactions to sexual assault were ambiguous, but reactions from friends were almost completely approving. Additional study results are noted. Tables, additional materials on the survey's methodology including the interview questionnaire, over 100 references, and an index are supplied.
Index Term(s): Adolescent attitudes; Juveniles; Rape statistics; Rapists; Sexual assault; Sexual assault victims
Sponsoring Agency: D C Heath and Co
Lexington, MA 02173
Sale Source: D C Heath and Co
125 Spring Street
Lexington, MA 02173
United States of America
Page Count: 179
Type: Statistics
Language: English
Country: United States of America
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