Testing a multiple mediator model of the effect of childhood sexual abuse on adolescent sexual victimization
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Testing a multiple mediator model of the effect of childhood sexual abuse on adolescent sexual victimization. / Bramsen, Rikke H; Lasgaard, Mathias; Koss, Mary P; Shevlin, Mark; Elklit, Ask; Banner, Jytte.
I: American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, Bind 83, Nr. 1, 01.2013, s. 47-54.Publikation: Bidrag til tidsskrift › Tidsskriftartikel › Forskning › fagfællebedømt
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T1 - Testing a multiple mediator model of the effect of childhood sexual abuse on adolescent sexual victimization
AU - Bramsen, Rikke H
AU - Lasgaard, Mathias
AU - Koss, Mary P
AU - Shevlin, Mark
AU - Elklit, Ask
AU - Banner, Jytte
N1 - © 2013 American Orthopsychiatric Association.
PY - 2013/1
Y1 - 2013/1
N2 - The present study modeled the direct relationship between child sexual abuse (CSA) and adolescent peer-to-peer sexual victimization (APSV) and the mediated effect via variables representing the number of sexual partners, sexual risk behavior, and signaling sexual boundaries. A cross-sectional study on the effect of CSA on APSV was conducted, utilizing a multiple mediator model. Mediated and direct effects in the model were estimated employing Mplus using bootstrapped percentile based confidence intervals to test for significance of mediated effects. The study employed 327 Danish female adolescents with a mean age of 14.9 years (SD = 0.5). The estimates from the mediational model indicated full mediation of the effect of CSA on APSV via number of sexual partners and sexual risk behavior. The current study suggests that the link between CSA and APSV was mediated by sexual behaviors specifically pertaining to situations of social peer interaction, rather than directly on prior experiences of sexual victimization. The present study identifies a modifiable target area for intervention to reduce adolescent sexual revictimization.
AB - The present study modeled the direct relationship between child sexual abuse (CSA) and adolescent peer-to-peer sexual victimization (APSV) and the mediated effect via variables representing the number of sexual partners, sexual risk behavior, and signaling sexual boundaries. A cross-sectional study on the effect of CSA on APSV was conducted, utilizing a multiple mediator model. Mediated and direct effects in the model were estimated employing Mplus using bootstrapped percentile based confidence intervals to test for significance of mediated effects. The study employed 327 Danish female adolescents with a mean age of 14.9 years (SD = 0.5). The estimates from the mediational model indicated full mediation of the effect of CSA on APSV via number of sexual partners and sexual risk behavior. The current study suggests that the link between CSA and APSV was mediated by sexual behaviors specifically pertaining to situations of social peer interaction, rather than directly on prior experiences of sexual victimization. The present study identifies a modifiable target area for intervention to reduce adolescent sexual revictimization.
KW - Adolescent
KW - Adolescent Behavior
KW - Child
KW - Child Abuse, Sexual
KW - Crime Victims
KW - Cross-Sectional Studies
KW - Denmark
KW - Female
KW - Humans
KW - Peer Group
KW - Questionnaires
KW - Rape
KW - Retrospective Studies
KW - Risk Factors
KW - Risk-Taking
KW - Sexual Behavior
U2 - 10.1111/ajop.12011
DO - 10.1111/ajop.12011
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 23330622
VL - 83
SP - 47
EP - 54
JO - American Journal of Orthopsychiatry
JF - American Journal of Orthopsychiatry
SN - 0002-9432
IS - 1
ER -
ID: 46806863