TY - JOUR
T1 - Problems of research in male child sexual abuse
T2 - A review
AU - Violato, Claudio
AU - Genuis, Mark
PY - 1993/10/5
Y1 - 1993/10/5
N2 - The focus of the present paper is the main problems found in the study of male child sexual abuse. Aspects of child sexual abuse of males reviewed here include (a) definitions, (b) prevalence rates and under-reporting, (c) effects, (d) possible mechanisms of how sexual abuse affects male victims, (e) gender related risks, (f) types of abuse, (g) perpetrators of abuse, and (h) the victim/perpetrator cycle. We conclude that while much research is urgently required in this area, some tentative conclusions are warranted and some important trends are beginning to emerge for future research directions.
AB - The focus of the present paper is the main problems found in the study of male child sexual abuse. Aspects of child sexual abuse of males reviewed here include (a) definitions, (b) prevalence rates and under-reporting, (c) effects, (d) possible mechanisms of how sexual abuse affects male victims, (e) gender related risks, (f) types of abuse, (g) perpetrators of abuse, and (h) the victim/perpetrator cycle. We conclude that while much research is urgently required in this area, some tentative conclusions are warranted and some important trends are beginning to emerge for future research directions.
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U2 - 10.1300/J070v02n03_03
DO - 10.1300/J070v02n03_03
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0027442013
SN - 1053-8712
VL - 2
SP - 33
EP - 54
JO - Journal of Child Sexual Abuse
JF - Journal of Child Sexual Abuse
IS - 3
ER -
