Risk factors for the perpetration of child sexual abuse: A review and meta-analysis

Child Abuse and Neglect

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 529-548

  Whitaker, Daniel J ^a   Le, Brenda ^a   Karl Hanson, R ^b   Baker, Charlene K ^g   McMahon, Pam M ^c   Ryan, Gail ^d   Klein, Alisa ^e   Rice, Deborah Donovan ^f  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^b PUBLIC SAFETY CANADA   (Canada)

^c TULANE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Kempe National Center   (United States)

^e Alisa Klein Consulting   (United States)

^f Stop It Now Inc ^*  (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

Child molester; Child sexual abuse; Perpetration; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITION; DEPRESSION; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; MOOD DISORDER; PEER REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SEXUAL ABUSE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL CRIME; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; SOCIAL PROBLEM; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE, SEXUAL; CULTURE; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; MALE; OBJECT ATTACHMENT; PEDOPHILIA; Q-SORT; RISK FACTORS; SOCIALIZATION;

EID: 44449121393     PISSN: 01452134     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2007.08.005     Document Type: Article

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