TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2009//
TI  - Developmental patterns in unwanted early sexual experiences of Belgian and South African students
JO  - African journal for physical, health education, recreation and dance
A1  - Revell, A
SP  - online
EP  - online
VL  - 15
IS  - 2
N2  - This study examined the developmental patterns in unwanted early sexual experiences (UESE) of 3,689 first year university students (South Africans = 1,081 and Belgians = 2,608). The Early Sexual Experience Checklist (ESEC) (Miller, Johnson & Johnson, 1991) was administered to all consenting first -year university students attending an orientation programme at a South African and a Belgian University. The data was processed using the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) version 15.0. The chi-square test was used to compare di fferences between groups and ANOVA was used to determine the UESE with regard to bothersomeness. Of the respondents 21% indicated that they had an UESE before their 16th birthday (39.2% South Africans and 13.5% Belgians). Of South African women, 31.3% (231) reported UESE compared to 14.2% (226) of Belgian women and of South African men; 56.4% (189) indicated that they had an UESE compared to 12.3% (125) of Belgian men. Of respondents indicating an UESE, 16.8% (130) reported that they had an UESE before the age of 12 years and 62.9% (485) reported an UESE between the ages of 12 and 16 years. Significant differences were found between the under-12- year old group and the 12-16-year old group for severity, frequency and duration of UESE as well as the perpetrator relationship. Relatives were also disproportionately represented as perpetrators of younger children. The under-12- year old group reporting UESE was more bothered about the event at the time it occurred than the 12-16-year old group but not significant ly. When completing the checklist the under-12-year old group was significantly more bothered by the UESE than the 12-16-year old group. This was the first study to be undertaken among the students of a South African and a Belgian University regarding the developmental patterns in UESE.
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SN  - 1117-4315
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
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