Tong L, Oates K, McDowell M
Department of Pediatrics and Child Health, University of Sydney, Australia.
Child Abuse Negl. 1987;11(3):371-83. doi: 10.1016/0145-2134(87)90011-1.
Thirty-seven girls and twelve boys who had been sexually abused at an average of 2.6 years previously were traced and reviewed. The nonoffending parents participated in a structured interview and the children were assessed using the Piers-Harris Self-Concept Scale and the Achenbach Child Behavior Checklist. Each child was matched with a child not known to have been sexually abused and these control children underwent a similar psychological assessment. Interviews with the nonoffending parents found that 76% of the children were thought to be less confident than before, 30% had fewer friends, and 20% were more aggressive. Increased sexual awareness was noted in 24%. School teachers reported that 28% still had behavior problems, 17% had repeated a year at school, and a further 17% had deteriorated in their school work. The sexually abused girls had significantly lower self-esteem than the control girls. There was no difference in self-esteem between the control and the sexually abused boys. There was a higher incidence of stranger assault in the boys compared with the girls. The Child Behavior Checklist completed by the parents, the Teacher Report Form, and the Youth Self-Report of the Child Behavior Checklist showed that a highly significant proportion of sexually abused children fell into the clinical range. Sexual abuse appears to have long-term adverse consequences for many of the victims. This may have implications for their ability to relate to others, for the adult friendships they will make, and eventually for the way they will relate to their own children.
对37名女孩和12名男孩进行了追踪和复查，他们平均在2.6年前遭受过性虐待。未犯罪的父母参与了结构化访谈，孩子们接受了皮尔斯 - 哈里斯自我概念量表和阿肯巴克儿童行为量表的评估。每个受虐儿童都与一名未知有过性虐待经历的儿童配对，这些对照儿童也接受了类似的心理评估。对未犯罪父母的访谈发现，76%的儿童被认为比以前更缺乏自信，30%的儿童朋友变少，20%的儿童更具攻击性。24%的儿童出现性意识增强。学校老师报告称，28%的儿童仍存在行为问题，17%的儿童留级一年，另有17%的儿童学业成绩下降。遭受性虐待的女孩的自尊显著低于对照女孩。对照男孩和遭受性虐待的男孩在自尊方面没有差异。与女孩相比，男孩遭受陌生人攻击的发生率更高。父母填写的儿童行为量表、教师报告表以及儿童行为量表的青少年自我报告显示，很大比例的受性虐待儿童处于临床范围。性虐待似乎对许多受害者产生长期不良后果。这可能会影响他们与他人交往的能力、未来建立的成人友谊，最终还会影响他们与自己孩子相处的方式。
