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Finkelhor, David; Ormrod, Richard K.; Turner, Heather A. – Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 2009
This article examines developmental trends in the rates of different kinds of victimization across the span of childhood. The Developmental Victimization Survey was a national telephone survey of the victimization experiences of 2,030 children from ages 2 to 17. The overall mean number of victimizations during a single year increased with age, as…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Females, Telephone Surveys, Epidemiology
Dziuba-Leatherman, Jennifer; Finkelhor, David – Child Abuse and Neglect: The International Journal, 1994
This study, involving 44 boys (ages 10 to 16), found that exposure to sexual abuse prevention programs was associated with a lower perceived likelihood of being sexually abused, whereas discussion of child sexual abuse with parents was associated with a higher perceived likelihood. Results are attributed to emphasis on controllability of sexual…
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Child Abuse, Childhood Attitudes, Males