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Kerns, David L. – Child Abuse & Neglect: The International Journal, 1998
Outlines research priorities identified at a conference on a medical research agenda for child sexual abuse. Priorities address: epidemiology; triage and referrals; behavioral manifestations; medical consequences; technical conduct of the medical examination; emotional impact of the medical examination; normal anogenital anatomy; acute, healing,…
Descriptors: Anatomy, Behavior Problems, Child Abuse, Conferences

Lindsey, Billie J.; Saunders, Cynthia M. – Peer Facilitator Quarterly, 1999
Investigated whether college level peer educators were adequately prepared to teach peers about sexual health, sexual assault, and substance abuse. They completed 20 hours of training on the issues and on public speaking, leadership, and presentation skills. Pretesting and posttesting indicated that the program increased students' factual…
Descriptors: College Students, Health Behavior, Health Promotion, Higher Education

Biklen, Douglas; Schein, Philip Lambert – Mental Retardation, 2001
This article discusses a court case of an adolescent labeled retarded who was sexually assaulted. It examines implications of being spoken about and of others speaking for the labeled person. It then considers how a disability rights/People First framework could shift public and professional understandings and responses to human abuse. (Contains…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Attitudes toward Disabilities, Court Litigation, Empowerment
Becker, Marion A.; Noether, Chanson D.; Larson, Mary Jo; Gatz, Margaret; Brown, Vivian; Heckman, Jennifer P.; Giard, Julienne – Journal of Community Psychology, 2005
Using data from a common cross-site protocol administered at study enrollment, in this article we examine key characteristics of 2,729 participants in the Women, Co-Occurring Disorders and Violence Study (WCDVS), including demographics, physical health, mental health, substance abuse, trauma experiences, parenting status, and past history of…
Descriptors: Health Services, Substance Abuse, Sexual Abuse, Females
Moran, Patricia B.; Vuchinich, Sam; Hall, Nancy K. – Child Abuse & Neglect: The International Journal, 2004
Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate associations between four categories of maltreatment and substance use among adolescents. Method: All 10th through 12th graders (n=2,187) at six public high schools in a rural Oregon county filled out an anonymous survey that included questions about their experience of emotional, sexual, and…
Descriptors: Drug Use, Sexual Abuse, At Risk Persons, Grade 12
Keck Seeley, Susan. M.; Perosa, Sandra, L.; Perosa, Linda, M. – Child Abuse & Neglect: The International Journal, 2004
Objective: The purpose of this study was to further the validation process of the Adolescent Dissociative Experiences Scale (A-DES). In this study, a 6-item Likert response format with descriptors was used when responding to the A-DES rather than the 11-item response format used in the original A-DES. Method: The internal reliability and construct…
Descriptors: Measures (Individuals), Females, Scores, Child Behavior
Boehm, Amnon; Itzhaky, Haya – Child Abuse & Neglect: The International Journal, 2004
Objective: Too often communities remain silent in response to cases of sexual assault of children. Members of the community are afraid to report such incidents and victims are reluctant to seek and accept treatment. The purpose of the paper is to examine whether application of a social marketing approach may serve as an effective means for…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Community Programs, Sexual Abuse, Jews
Hund, Anita R.; Espelage, Dorothy L. – Journal of Counseling Psychology, 2005
Drawing from trauma-related theory (e.g., M. F. Schwartz & P. Gay, 1996), this article presents a model of associations among child sexual abuse (CSA), psychological distress, alexithymia, and disordered eating (DE). Structural equation modeling was used to test this conceptual model with a sample of female college students (N = 589). Results…
Descriptors: Psychological Patterns, Structural Equation Models, Child Abuse, Sexual Abuse
Eastman, Brenda J. – Journal of Offender Rehabilitation, 2005
While an adolescent sexual offender's response to treatment is thought to be impacted by both static and dynamic factors, there is no objective method of assessing the likelihood of success or failure in treatment. The assessment of amenability to treatment is generally a subjective process completed by clinicians in the field. Using descriptive…
Descriptors: Sexual Abuse, Discriminant Analysis, Males, Predictor Variables
Irvine, Angela – Exceptionality Education Canada, 2005
The myths and misconceptions surrounding the topic of sexuality and people with developmental disabilities were examined to better understand the detrimental effects they were having on the sexual health of individuals with developmental disabilities. Persons with developmental disabilities are often infantilised and viewed as asexual. This…
Descriptors: Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Misconceptions, Sexuality, Pregnancy
Thrane, Lisa E.; Hoyt, Danny R.; Whitbeck, Les B.; Yoder, Kevin A. – Child Abuse & Neglect: The International Journal, 2006
Problem: Various demographic and familial risk factors have been linked to runaway behavior. To date, there has not been a systematic investigation of the impact of size of community on runaway behavior. This study will compare runaways from smaller cities and rural areas to their urban counterparts. Methods: A convenience sample of 602…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Runaways, Victims of Crime, Child Neglect
Almond, Louise; Canter, David; Salfati, C. Gabrielle – Journal of Sexual Aggression, 2006
This study investigates the variations in characteristics that exist among youths who sexually harm (YSH). Three conceptually distinct sets of background characteristics are hypothesized from the literature relating to whether the YSH was abused, delinquent or impaired. Forty-one characteristics were drawn from an extensive and detailed review of…
Descriptors: Delinquency, Multidimensional Scaling, Family Environment, Psychological Patterns
Wolfsberg, Jeffrey S. – Education Digest: Essential Readings Condensed for Quick Review, 2006
During the year 2004, 20% of eighth-graders and 60.3% of twelfth-graders reported that they had gotten drunk at least once over the course of just one year, according to the National Institute of Drug Abuse (NIDA). Of the 10.7 million underage youth who drink, 7.2 million or 31% of all high school students binge drink with a frequency of at least…
Descriptors: Prevention, Motor Vehicles, Sexual Abuse, Social Development

Smith, Thomas E. – 1995
The Fresh Start Program was an experiment in providing a comprehensive educational and therapeutic program for sexually abused and exploited adolescents. The program was based on the theory and practice of experiential, outdoor-challenge adventure education. The experiment involved 16 youth in a living and learning environment in the north woods…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adventure Education, Child Abuse, Counseling
Ferrara, Filomena Felicia – 1996
A validation study was conducted on the Child Sex Abuse Attitude Scale (CSAAS) using confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) to examine the factor structure of three comparative CFA models. Multitrait multimethod analysis was also used to examine the convergent and discriminant validity of the CSAAS. The instrument was developed based on the theory of…
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Attitude Measures, Attitudes, Behavior Patterns