Muram D, Hostetler B R, Jones C E, Speck P M
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Tennessee, Memphis 38103, USA.
J Adolesc Health. 1995 Dec;17(6):372-5. doi: 10.1016/1054-139X(95)00097-C.
The purpose of this study was to evaluate a group of female adolescent victims (n = 176) of sexual assault and assess the similarities and differences between them and older female victims.
All the adolescents in this study were physically mature. The demographic data and the findings of the medical evaluation are compared with those of women, 25-44 years of age, who were assaulted during the same time period (n = 197).
The mean age of the adolescent patients was 15.2 (+/- 1.6), while the control group had a mean age of 31.9 (+/- 5.1). Racial distribution was similar in both groups. One hundred thirty-nine (79%) adolescents reported prior consensual sexual activity and 32 (18%) had been pregnant at least once. Thirty-one adolescents (19%) reported a previous sexual assault. Many adolescent victims (64%) knew their assailant. Weapons or physical force was used less frequently to subdue an adolescent victim, and firearms were used very infrequently in adolescent assault. Use of alcohol or drugs just prior to the assault was prevalent among adolescent victims (47%). Finally, adolescent victims were less likely to sustain physical injuries during the assault.
The preexisting relationship between the victim and the assailant may explain other elements that distinguish an adolescent rape victim from her adult counterpart. Compared to adolescent victims, the assault on adult women is more often perpetrated by a stranger, the victim is more likely to be abducted, and weapons, especially firearms, are more likely to be used to carry out the victim's capture.
本研究旨在评估一组遭受性侵犯的女性青少年受害者（n = 176），并评估她们与成年女性受害者之间的异同。
本研究中的所有青少年身体均已成熟。将这些青少年的人口统计学数据和医学评估结果与同期遭受性侵犯的25 - 44岁女性（n = 197）的相关数据进行比较。
青少年患者的平均年龄为15.2（±1.6）岁，而对照组的平均年龄为31.9（±5.1）岁。两组的种族分布相似。139名（79%）青少年报告有过自愿性活动，32名（18%）至少怀孕过一次。31名青少年（19%）报告曾遭受过性侵犯。许多青少年受害者（64%）认识袭击者。用于制服青少年受害者的武器或暴力使用频率较低，在青少年性侵犯中很少使用枪支。袭击发生前使用酒精或毒品在青少年受害者中很普遍（47%）。最后，青少年受害者在袭击中受身体伤害的可能性较小。
受害者与袭击者之间预先存在的关系可能解释了区分青少年强奸受害者与其成年 counterparts 的其他因素。与青少年受害者相比，成年女性遭受的袭击更多是由陌生人实施的，受害者更有可能被绑架，并且更有可能使用武器，尤其是枪支来实施绑架。
