University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH 03824, USA.
J Interpers Violence. 2012 Feb;27(3):453-70. doi: 10.1177/0886260511421671. Epub 2011 Oct 10.
Although the importance of parental support for child sexual abuse victims is well documented, the nature of parental support for victims sexually abused by adolescents is less understood. In this exploratory study, we examine whether parents differ in their levels of blame or doubt for their child when sexually abused by adolescents versus adults. Data included 161 reports of child sexual abuse. Parental blame toward their child was higher when sexually abused by an adolescent versus an adult suspect. In the bivariate and multivariate analysis, parental blame was significantly higher as victim age increased, for Black, non-Hispanic children, and when there was an adolescent suspect. Practitioners need to recognize that high levels of blame and doubt could exist for adolescent victims of sexual abuse and when children are sexually abused by adolescents.
尽管父母对儿童性虐待受害者的支持至关重要，但父母对青少年性虐待受害者的支持性质了解较少。在这项探索性研究中，我们研究了当孩子被青少年和成年人性虐待时，父母的责备或怀疑程度是否不同。数据包括 161 份儿童性虐待报告。当孩子被青少年嫌疑人性虐待时，父母对孩子的责备程度更高。在单变量和多变量分析中，当受害者年龄增加、受害者为黑人非西班牙裔儿童以及嫌疑人是青少年时，父母的责备程度显著增加。从业者需要认识到，青少年性虐待受害者和儿童被青少年性虐待时可能存在高度的责备和怀疑。
