Sexual Victimization: Educating Psychology Majors about an Important Social Problem

This article describes a senior seminar titled “Sexual Victimization,” which dealt with recent psychological, sociological, and feminist literature on sexual victimization. Major topics addressed in the seminar were rape, childhood sexual abuse, and incest. The topics of pornography, sexual harassment, and sexual exploitation in the media were also covered. The article elaborates on course requirements, appropriate literature, possible community resources, special concerns in teaching such sensitive topics, and recommendations for other related courses on this topic.

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The relationship between commercial sexual exploitation of children (CSEC) and childhood sexual abuse (CSA) among boys and girls in Haiti

International Journal of Injury Control and Safety Promotion ◽

10.1080/17457300.2021.2004430 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 1-7

Author(s):

Jay G. Silverman ◽

Sabrina C. Boyce ◽

Ruvani W. Fonseka ◽

Daniel Triplett ◽

Laura F. Chiang ◽

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Keyword(s):

Sexual Abuse ◽

Childhood Sexual Abuse ◽

Sexual Exploitation ◽

Commercial Sexual Exploitation ◽

The Relationship

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Association between childhood sexual abuse and adult sexual victimization in a representative sample in Hong Kong Chinese

Child Abuse & Neglect ◽

10.1016/j.chiabu.2010.11.005 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 35 (3) ◽

pp. 220-229 ◽

Cited By ~ 23

Author(s):

Ko Ling Chan

Keyword(s):

Sexual Abuse ◽

Hong Kong ◽

Childhood Sexual Abuse ◽

Representative Sample ◽

Sexual Victimization ◽

Hong Kong Chinese

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The Impact of Childhood Sexual Abuse on Later Sexual Victimization among Runaway Youth

Journal of Research on Adolescence ◽

10.1111/1532-7795.00008 ◽

2001 ◽

Vol 11 (2) ◽

pp. 151-176 ◽

Cited By ~ 137

Author(s):

Kimberly A. Tyler ◽

Dan R. Hoyt ◽

Les B. Whitbeck ◽

Ana Mari Cauce

Keyword(s):

Sexual Abuse ◽

Childhood Sexual Abuse ◽

Sexual Victimization ◽

Runaway Youth ◽

The Impact

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Childhood Sexual Abuse and Adult Sexual Victimization Test

PsycTESTS Dataset ◽

10.1037/t06741-000 ◽

2011 ◽

Author(s):

Ko Ling Chan ◽

Elsie Yan ◽

Douglas A. Brownridge ◽

Agnes Tiwari ◽

Daniel Y. T. Fong

Keyword(s):

Sexual Abuse ◽

Childhood Sexual Abuse ◽

Sexual Victimization

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Correlates of Childhood Sexual Abuse and Intimate Partner Sexual Victimization

Partner Abuse ◽

10.1891/1946-6560.2.3.365 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 2 (3) ◽

pp. 365-381 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Ko Ling Chan

Keyword(s):

Sexual Abuse ◽

Hong Kong ◽

Childhood Sexual Abuse ◽

University Students ◽

Partner Violence ◽

Sexual Victimization ◽

Intimate Partner ◽

Self Report ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Increased Risk

This study investigated the relationship between childhood sexual abuse (CSA) and sexual intimate partner violence (IPV) victimization among Chinese university students in Hong Kong, Beijing, and Shanghai. It used a cross-sectional design. To complete a self-report questionnaire, 3,388 university students from Hong Kong, Beijing, and Shanghai were recruited through convenience sampling. The results showed that 28.6% of participants experienced some form of CSA, and no gender difference was found in the prevalence of CSA. Significantly, more female have been reported being victims of sexual IPV than male (24.2% vs. 18.2%); however, when considering severe sexual victimization only, females did not report higher prevalence than men did. Results of the multiphase logistic regression showed that CSA had an independent association with an increased risk of sexual IPV victimization during adulthood. In addition, gender, having had sex with the partner of the referred intimate relationship, and current posttraumatic stress symptoms were associated with sexual IPV victimization when other factors were adjusted. Conclusion: Intervention with IPV should include an assessment of CSA history. Prevention of revictimization for IPV victims with CSA history was discussed.

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The Links Between Religiosity, Childhood Sexual Abuse, and Subsequent Marijuana Use

International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology ◽

10.1177/0306624x11413560 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 56 (6) ◽

pp. 937-954 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

Doris C. Chu

Keyword(s):

High School ◽

Sexual Abuse ◽

Childhood Sexual Abuse ◽

Sexual Victimization ◽

Negative Impact ◽

Marijuana Use ◽

Well Being ◽

Policy Implications ◽

Future Research ◽

The Impact

A number of studies indicate that childhood sexual abuse (CSA) has a negative impact on later psychological well-being. It is well documented that experiences of CSA are associated with depression, self-destructiveness, and subsequent substance abuse or alcohol consumption. Compared with women who experienced no such sexual abuse in childhood, women who were victims of sexual abuse in childhood were more likely to be depressed and use drugs or consume alcohol in later life. Analyzing data of 1,569 females derived from the “Longitudinal Study of Violence Against Women,” this study examines whether the strain caused by sexual victimization leads to a higher level of subsequent marijuana use and whether religiosity moderates the negative effects of CSA. It was found that CSA was associated with an increased level of marijuana use in high school. However, more proximate sexual victimization (victimization in college) seemed to override the impact of CSA on subsequent marijuana use. Religiosity was found to moderate the effect of CSA on marijuana use in high school. Religiosity was negatively associated with marijuana use in high school as well as the second and fourth collegiate years. Policy implications and promising directions for future research are discussed.

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