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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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  1. ⁎Collings, 1997, Child sexual abuse in a sample of South African women students: Prevalence, characteristics, and long-term effects, South African Journal of Psychology, 27, 37
  2. Pereda, N., Guilera, G., Forns, M., & Gómez-Benito, J. (in press). The international epidemiology of child sexual abuse: twelve years later. Child Abuse & Neglect.
  3. ⁎Sorrenti-Little, 1984, An operational definition of the long-term harmfulness of sexual relations with peers and adults by young children, Journal of the Canadian Association for Young Children, 9, 46

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Authors
Pereda, N., Guilera, G., Forns, M., & Gómez-Benito, J.
Affiliations
Universitat de Barcelona (ES)
Corresponding author
Pereda, Noemí
ORCID
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
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FWCI
4.68
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
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  • Clinical Psychology Review (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Dipòsit Digital de la Universitat de Barcelona (Universitat de Barcelona) (submittedVersion, public-domain)
  • 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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