Citation

Loh C, Gidycz CA. J. Interpers. Violence 2006; 21(6): 732-749.

Affiliation

Mental Illness Research Education and Clinical Centers, San Diego, CA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2006, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/0886260506287313

PMID

16672739

Abstract

The majority of studies evaluating the relationship between childhood sexual assault and subsequent sexual assault perpetration by men have been conducted retrospectively and with incarcerated populations. The present study seeks to improve on previous research by prospectively investigating the relationship between childhood sexual assault and subsequent perpetration of dating violence in adulthood in men. Although there is a significant relationship between childhood sexual abuse and history of sexual assault perpetration at baseline, prospective analyses indicate that childhood sexual assault is not predictive of perpetration during the follow-up period. The role of family factors, including parental conflict resolution, is implicated in subsequent sexual aggression. These results are supportive of the idea that the effects of childhood sexual abuse may be mediated by a variety of factors.

Language: en