The prevalence of child sexual abuse in community and student samples: a meta-analysis

Pereda, Noemí; Guilera, Georgina; Forns, Maria; Gómez-Benito, Juana

doi:10.1016/j.cpr.2009.02.007

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The prevalence of child sexual abuse in community and student samples: a meta-analysis

Pereda, Noemí, Guilera, Georgina, Forns, Maria, Gómez-Benito, Juana·2009·Clinical Psychology Review

DOI 10.1016/j.cpr.2009.02.007

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Background Studies conducted internationally confirm that child sexual abuse is a much more widespread problem than previously thought, with even the lowest prevalence rates including a large number of victims that need to be taken into account.Objective To carry out a meta-analysis of the prevalence of child sexual abuse in order to establish an overall international figure.Methods Studies were retrieved from various electronic databases. The measure of interest was the prevalence of abuse reported in each article, these values being combined via a random effects model. A detailed analysis was conducted of the effects of various moderator variables.Results Sixty-five articles covering 22 countries were included. The analysis showed that 7.9% of men (7.4% without outliers) and 19.7% of women (19.2% without outliers) had suffered some form of sexual abuse prior to the age of eighteen.Conclusions The results of the present meta-analysis indicate that child sexual abuse is a serious problem in the countries analysed.

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Authors: Pereda, N., Guilera, G., Forns, M., & Gómez-Benito, J.
Affiliations: Universitat de Barcelona (ES)
Corresponding author: Pereda, Noemí
ORCID: Pereda, Noemí
Guilera, Georgina
Venue: Clinical Psychology Review
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Published: 2009-06
Volume: 29
Issue: 4
Pages: 328-338
ISSN: 0272-7358 (ISSN-L)
DOI: 10.1016/j.cpr.2009.02.007
OpenAlex: W2107101617
Cited by: 1,068
References: 138
Citations by year: 2026: 34 · 2025: 52 · 2024: 52 · 2023: 67 · 2022: 62 · 2021: 95 · 2020: 92 · 2019: 79 · 2018: 62 · 2017: 75 · 2016: 78 · 2015: 77 · 2014: 71 · 2013: 65 · 2012: 50
FWCI: 4.68
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: closed
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Locations: Clinical Psychology Review (publishedVersion)
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RECERCAT (Consorci de Serveis Universitaris de Catalunya) (submittedVersion)
Topics: Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Child Abuse and Trauma
Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Military, Security, and Education Studies
Social Sciences › Gender Studies › Sexual Assault and Victimization Studies
Keywords: child sexual abuse, prevalence, community sample, student samples, gender differences, cross-national comparison
MeSH terms: Adolescent, Child, Child Abuse, Sexual, Female, Humans, Male, Residence Characteristics, Students, Prevalence

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