Child Sexual Abuse As a Risk Factor for Teen Dating Violence: Findings from a Representative Sample of Quebec Youth

Overview

Journal J Child Adolesc Trauma

Specialty Pediatrics

Date 2018 Jan 9

PMID 29308104

Citations 14

Authors

Martine Hebert

Catherine Moreau

Martin Blais

Francine Lavoie

Mireille Guerrier

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Abstract

Child sexual abuse (CSA) is identified as a significant risk factor for later victimization in the context of adult intimate relationships, but less is known about the risk associated with CSA in early romantic relationships. This paper aims to document the association between CSA and teen dating victimization in a large representative sample of Quebec high-school students. As part of the , 8,194 teens completed measures on CSA and psychological, physical and sexual dating violence. After controlling for other interpersonal traumas, results show that CSA contributed to all three forms of dating victimization among both boys and girls. The heightened risk of revictimization appears to be stronger for male victims of CSA. Intervention and prevention efforts are clearly needed to reduce the vulnerability of male and female victims of sexual abuse who are entering the crucial phase of adolescence and first romantic relationships.

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