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Psychological Distress as a Risk Factor for Re-Victimization in Children
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Cuevas, Carlos A.; Finkelhor, David; Clifford, Cynthia; Ormrod, Richard K.; Turner, Heather A. – Child Abuse & Neglect: The International Journal, 2010
Objective: The goal of this study is to examine the role of psychological distress in predicting child re-victimization across various forms including conventional crime, peer/sibling violence, maltreatment, sexual violence, and witnessed violence. Methods: Longitudinal data from the Developmental Victimization Survey, which surveyed children…
Descriptors: Siblings, Violence, Sexual Harassment, Sexual Abuse
Parent/Child Concordance about Bullying Involvement and Family Characteristics Related to Bullying and Peer Victimization
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Holt, Melissa K.; Kaufman Kantor, Glenda; Finkelhor, David – Journal of School Violence, 2009
This study examined parent perspectives on bullying, parent/child concordance about bullying involvement, and family characteristics associated with bullying perpetration and peer victimization. Participants were 205 fifth-grade students and their parents. Students attended an urban, ethnically diverse school district in the Northeast. Youth…
Descriptors: Family Violence, Child Abuse, Bullying, Prevention
The International Epidemiology of Child Sexual Abuse.
Finkelhor, David – Child Abuse and Neglect: The International Journal, 1994
Surveys of child sexual abuse in large nonclinical populations of adults have been conducted in at least 19 countries other than the United States and Canada, including 10 national probability samples. All studies have found rates comparable to North American research, ranging from 7% to 36% for women and 3% to 29% for men. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Comparative Analysis, Epidemiology, Foreign Countries
Why Is Sexual Abuse Declining? A Survey of State Child Protection Administrators.
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Jones, Lisa M.; Finkelhor, David; Kopiec, Kathy – Child Abuse & Neglect: The International Journal, 2001
Interviews were conducted with child protection administrators in 43 states. More than half in states with large declines of cases of substantiated sexual abuse were unaware of any discussion of the declines within their agency or state. Possible causes for decline included increased evidentiary requirements and increased caseworker caution.…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Child Abuse, Children, Court Litigation
Sexually Abused Children in a National Survey of Parents: Methodological Issues.
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Finkelhor, David; And Others – Child Abuse & Neglect: The International Journal, 1997
A national survey of 1000 parents concerning disciplinary practices and violence included questions about whether the children had been sexually abused, to assess the feasibility of epidemiological research on contemporaneous sexual abuse using parental interviews rather than the usual adult retrospective approach. Results indicated rates of…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Child Rearing, Data Collection, Discipline
Current Information on the Scope and Nature of Child Sexual Abuse.
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Finkelhor, David – Future of Children, 1994
Reviews current knowledge of the most frequently asked questions about child sexual abuse, in areas such as its prevalence and trends, and what populations are at risk. Data presented from 19 adult retrospective surveys show that the incidence of reported child sexual abuse is rising, that less than one-third of the cases were committed by…
Descriptors: Antisocial Behavior, At Risk Persons, Child Abuse, Comparative Analysis