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Direct linkWilson, Helen W.; Widom, Cathy Spatz – Journal of Research on Adolescence, 2010
Behaviors beginning in childhood or adolescence may mediate the relationship between childhood maltreatment and involvement in prostitution. This paper examines 5 potential mediators: early sexual initiation, running away, juvenile crime, school problems, and early drug use. Using a prospective cohort design, abused and neglected children (ages…
Descriptors: Youth, Behavior Problems, Sexual Abuse, Child Neglect
Wilson, Helen W.; Widom, Cathy Spatz – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 2011
Objective: This study examines the relationship between childhood abuse and neglect and sexual risk behavior in middle adulthood and whether psychosocial factors (risky romantic relationships, affective symptoms, drug and alcohol use, and delinquent and criminal behavior) mediate this relationship. Method: Children with documented cases of…
Descriptors: Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS), Sexual Abuse, Child Abuse, Structural Equation Models
Wilson, Helen W.; Widom, Cathy Spatz – Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 2009
This study examines prostitution, homelessness, delinquency and crime, and school problems as potential mediators of the relationship between childhood abuse and neglect (CAN) and illicit drug use in middle adulthood. Children with documented cases of physical and sexual abuse and neglect (ages 0-11) during 1967-1971 were matched with…
Descriptors: Sexual Abuse, Homeless People, Delinquency, Child Abuse
