School of Social Work, Boston University, Boston, MA, USA.
J Youth Adolesc. 2010 May;39(5):528-40. doi: 10.1007/s10964-009-9490-0. Epub 2009 Dec 18.
The purpose of this study was to investigate how different types of child maltreatment, independently and collectively, impact a wide range of risk behaviors that fall into three domains: sexual risk behaviors, delinquency, and suicidality. Cumulative classification and Expanded Hierarchical Type (EHT) classification approaches were used to categorize various types of maltreatment. Data were derived from Wave III of the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health (Add Health). Our sample consisted of White, Black, Hispanic, and Asian females ages 18 to 27 (n = 7,576). Experiencing different kinds of maltreatment during childhood led to an extensive range of risk behaviors within the three identified domains. Women experiencing sexual abuse plus other maltreatment types had the poorest outcomes in all three domains. These findings illustrate that it may no longer be appropriate to assume that all types of maltreatment are equivalent in their potential contribution to negative developmental sequelae.
本研究旨在探讨不同类型的儿童虐待，无论是单独的还是综合的，如何对三个领域的广泛风险行为产生影响：性风险行为、犯罪行为和自杀意念。采用累积分类和扩展层次类型（EHT）分类方法对各种类型的虐待进行分类。数据来自青少年健康纵向研究（Add Health）的第三波。我们的样本包括年龄在 18 至 27 岁的白人、黑人、西班牙裔和亚裔女性（n = 7576）。在童年时期经历不同类型的虐待会导致三个确定的领域内广泛的风险行为。经历过性虐待加上其他虐待类型的女性在所有三个领域的结果都最差。这些发现表明，假设所有类型的虐待在对负面发展后果的潜在贡献方面都等同，可能不再合适。
