Differences between sexually victimized and nonsexually victimized male adolescent sexual abusers: Developmental antecedents and behavioral comparisons

Journal of Child Sexual Abuse

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 77-93

  Burton, David L ^a   Duty, Kerry Jo ^b   Leibowitz, George S ^c  

^a SMITH COLLEGE   (United States)

^b Lenawee Independent School District   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

Author keywords

adolescent sexual offending; personality; sexual recidivism; sexual victimization

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHILD; CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE; HUMAN; JUVENILE DELINQUENCY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PERSONALITY; PRISONER; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RECURRENT DISEASE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; VICTIM;

ADOLESCENT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE, SEXUAL; CRIME VICTIMS; HUMANS; JUVENILE DELINQUENCY; MALE; MIDWESTERN UNITED STATES; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PERSONALITY; PRISONERS; RECURRENCE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79251484354     PISSN: 10538712     EISSN: 15470679     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10538712.2011.541010     Document Type: Article

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