Gender and the associated impairments of childhood sexual abuse: A national study of Icelandic youth
The current study used a national probability sample of 8618 Icelandic youth between the ages of 16 and 20 to examine the impairments associated with childhood sexual abuse for male and female victims. The dimensions of impairment were: general anxiety, eating anxiety, depressed mood, theft, and vio...
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ftrepec:oai:RePEc:eee:socmed:v:69:y:2009:i:10:p:1515-1522 2024-04-14T08:13:42+00:00 Gender and the associated impairments of childhood sexual abuse: A national study of Icelandic youth Gault-Sherman, Martha Silver, Eric Sigfúsdóttir, Inga Dóra http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0277-9536(09)00580-2 unknown http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0277-9536(09)00580-2 article ftrepec 2024-03-19T10:30:19Z The current study used a national probability sample of 8618 Icelandic youth between the ages of 16 and 20 to examine the impairments associated with childhood sexual abuse for male and female victims. The dimensions of impairment were: general anxiety, eating anxiety, depressed mood, theft, and violent behavior. Overall, our results suggest that gender differences in impairment may depend on the particular outcome measured: (1) females were approximately three times more likely than males to experience childhood sexual abuse; (2) the association between childhood sexual abuse and subsequent depressed mood and general anxiety varied significantly by gender, with females more likely to experience these impairments; and (3) the associations between childhood sexual abuse and subsequent eating anxiety, theft, and violent behavior did not vary by gender. Iceland Sexual abuse Gender Delinquency Mental health Youth Children Article in Journal/Newspaper Iceland RePEc (Research Papers in Economics) |
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The current study used a national probability sample of 8618 Icelandic youth between the ages of 16 and 20 to examine the impairments associated with childhood sexual abuse for male and female victims. The dimensions of impairment were: general anxiety, eating anxiety, depressed mood, theft, and violent behavior. Overall, our results suggest that gender differences in impairment may depend on the particular outcome measured: (1) females were approximately three times more likely than males to experience childhood sexual abuse; (2) the association between childhood sexual abuse and subsequent depressed mood and general anxiety varied significantly by gender, with females more likely to experience these impairments; and (3) the associations between childhood sexual abuse and subsequent eating anxiety, theft, and violent behavior did not vary by gender. Iceland Sexual abuse Gender Delinquency Mental health Youth Children |
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Article in Journal/Newspaper |
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Gault-Sherman, Martha Silver, Eric Sigfúsdóttir, Inga Dóra |
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Gault-Sherman, Martha Silver, Eric Sigfúsdóttir, Inga Dóra Gender and the associated impairments of childhood sexual abuse: A national study of Icelandic youth |
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Gault-Sherman, Martha Silver, Eric Sigfúsdóttir, Inga Dóra |
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Gender and the associated impairments of childhood sexual abuse: A national study of Icelandic youth |
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Gender and the associated impairments of childhood sexual abuse: A national study of Icelandic youth |
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Gender and the associated impairments of childhood sexual abuse: A national study of Icelandic youth |
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Gender and the associated impairments of childhood sexual abuse: A national study of Icelandic youth |
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Gender and the associated impairments of childhood sexual abuse: A national study of Icelandic youth |
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gender and the associated impairments of childhood sexual abuse: a national study of icelandic youth |
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