Examining sex-related thoughts and feelings of sexually abused and nonabused children

Joy B. Cohen; Esther Deblinger; Allyson B. Maedel; Lori B. Stauffer

doi:10.1177/088626099014007002

Examining sex-related thoughts and feelings of sexually abused and nonabused children

Joy B. Cohen, Esther Deblinger, Allyson B. Maedel, Lori B. Stauffer

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Thoughts, feelings, and fears about sexuality were compared in sexually abused children and nonabused children. Children ranged in age from 9 to 13 years and were matched on sex, age, race, and maternal marital status and education. Sexually abused children reported significantly more sexual anxiety compared to children with no known history of such abuse. Younger children in both the abused and nonabused groups reported higher levels of sexual anxiety and sex-associated fears. Implications of these findings are discussed.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	701-712
Number of pages	12
Journal	Journal of Interpersonal Violence
Volume	14
Issue number	7
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/088626099014007002
State	Published - Jul 1999

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Clinical Psychology
Applied Psychology

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