Childhood Sexual abuse is Associated with Subsequent Sexual Offending
Overview
Does this statement still hold true? A fresh look at this topic.
Summary
In both the lay world and the forensic psychology world, there has always been a hypothesis that being sexually abused as a child made that child more prone to becoming a sexual abuser him or herself. This is called the sexually abused abuser hypothesis that was explained by Finkelhor and Brown.
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Reference
SOURCE RESEARCH
Childhood sexual abuse is significantly associated with subsequent sexual offending: New evidence among federal correctional clients
Drury, A.J., Elbert, M.J. & DeLisi, M. (2019). Childhood sexual abuse is significantly associated with subsequent sexual offending: New evidence among federal correctional clients. Child Abuse & Neglect, 95.
DOI: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2019.104035
Published: 2019
Jurisdiction: U.S. Federal
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