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Gender And Developmental Differences In Relation To The Effects Of Child Sexual Abuse, Bonnie Kenaley
Gender And Developmental Differences In Relation To The Effects Of Child Sexual Abuse, Bonnie Kenaley
Bonnie Kenaley
The aims of this study were to determine the relationship between the dimensions of child sexual abuse (CSA) (age at onset, frequency, duration, severity, and victim-perpetrator relationship) and the short-term behavioral/psychological sequelae, considering the victim's gender and developmental level and determine if a relationship exists between each CSA dimension and the sequelae, whether a minimal, moderate, or severe level of CSA. This national two-stage stratified probability study entailed a secondary data analysis using the National Child and Adolescent Well-being Survey (NSCAW) dataset. The sample consisted of 442 boys and girls between the ages of 6 and 16 years old investigated …