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The Effects of Early Sexual Abuse on Later Sexual Victimization among Female Homeless and Runaway Adolescents.
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Tyler, Kimberly A.; Hoyt, Dan R.; Whitbeck, Les B. – Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 2000
Investigates the effects of early sexual abuse on later sexual victimization among female homeless, runaway adolescents. Results indicate that early sexual abuse in the home had a positive direct effect on sexual victimization of adolescents on the street. The social context of street life puts these adolescents in close proximity to potential…
Descriptors: Adolescents, At Risk Persons, Females, Homeless People
Sexual Abuse as a Precursor to Prostitution and Victimization among Adolescent and Adult Homeless Women.
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Simons, Ronald L.; Whitbeck, Les B. – Journal of Family Issues, 1991
Studied 40 adolescent runaways and 95 homeless women to examine impact of early sexual abuse on prostitution and victimization. Findings suggest that early sexual abuse increases probability of involvement in prostitution irrespective of influence of running away, substance abuse, and other deviant acts; only indirectly affects chances of…
Descriptors: Adolescents, At Risk Persons, Child Abuse, Females