| NCJ Number: |
182831   |
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| Title: |
Gender Role Socialization and Male-on-Male vs. Female-on-Male Child Sexual Abuse |
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| Journal: |
Sex Roles: A Journal of Research Volume:39 Issue:9/10 Dated:November 1998 Pages:765-785 |
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| Author(s): |
Lauren E. Duncan; Linda M. Williams |
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| Editor(s): |
Sue Rosenberg Zalk |
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| Date Published: |
1998 |
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| Annotation: |
The authors explored the effects of child sexual abuse on adult male gender roles of boyhood survivors of abuse, specifically examining the effects of coerced male-on-male (CM), coerced female-on-male (CF), and non-coerced female-on-male (NF) sexual contact on attitudes toward and behavior in adult heterosexual relationships. |
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| Abstract: |
During the 1970's, all children reported or suspected to have been sexually abused in a major northeastern city were brought to the emergency room of the city-owned hospital for collection of forensic evidence and treatment. Between 1971 and 1975, 147 males under 16 years of age were seen at the hospital for child sexual abuse. Twenty years after hospital visits, an effort was made to locate the boys who were then men between 22 and 35 years of age; 106 were interviewed. Consistent with gender socialization hypotheses, results showed that, relative to non-abused men, CM and CF survivors were more likely to report violence toward intimate partners. Compared to CF and NF survivors, CM survivors reported being kinder to women. CF survivors were more likely to have committed sex offenses relative to CM and NF survivors. Implications of the findings, particularly the high rate of sexual abuse in the study sample, are discussed, and future directions in child sexual abuse research are noted. 57 references, 3 tables, and 4 figures |
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| Main Term(s): |
Juvenile victims |
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| Index Term(s): |
Abused children; Adult survivors of child sexual abuse; Black/African Americans; Child Sexual Abuse; Child victims; Crimes against children; Female victims; Gender issues; Longitudinal studies; Male female victim comparisons; Male survivors; Psychological research; Sex offenders; Sexual assault victims; Socialization |
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| Grant Number: |
5-T32-MH15161; 90-CA-1495; 90-CA-1552 |
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| Sponsoring Agency: |
National Institute of Mental Health
Bethesda, MD 20852
US Dept of Health and Human Services
Washington, DC 20447 |
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| Page Count: |
21 |
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| Format: |
Article |
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Research (Applied/Empirical) |
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| Language: |
English |
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| Country: |
United States of America |
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