Friedrich W N, Fisher J, Broughton D, Houston M, Shafran C R
Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55905, USA.
Pediatrics. 1998 Apr;101(4):E9. doi: 10.1542/peds.101.4.e9.
Sexual behavior in children can cause uncertainty in the clinician because of the relationship between sexual abuse and sexual behavior. Consequently, it is important to understand normative childhood sexual behavior.
Sexual behavior in 1114 2- to 12-year-old children was rated by primary female caregivers. These children were screened for the absence of sexual abuse. A 38-item scale assessing a broad range of sexual behavior (Child Sexual Behavior Inventory, Third Version) was administered along with the Child Behavior Checklist and a questionnaire assessing family stress, family sexuality, social maturity of the child, maternal attitudes regarding child sexuality, and hours in day care.
Sexual behavior was related to the child's age, maternal education, family sexuality, family stress, family violence, and hours/week in day care. Frequencies of sexual behaviors for 2- to 5-, 6- to 9-, and 10- to 12-year-old boys and girls are presented.
A broad range of sexual behaviors are exhibited by children who there is no reason to believe have been sexually abused. Their relative frequency is similar to two earlier studies, and this reinforces the validity of these results.
由于性虐待与性行为之间的关联，儿童的性行为可能会给临床医生带来困扰。因此，了解正常的儿童性行为非常重要。
由主要女性照料者对1114名2至12岁儿童的性行为进行评分。这些儿童经过筛查确定没有遭受性虐待。使用一份包含38个项目的量表（《儿童性行为量表，第三版》）来评估广泛的性行为，同时还使用了《儿童行为清单》以及一份问卷，该问卷用于评估家庭压力、家庭性观念、儿童的社会成熟度、母亲对儿童性观念的态度以及日托时长。
性行为与儿童年龄、母亲教育程度、家庭性观念、家庭压力、家庭暴力以及每周日托时长有关。列出了2至5岁、6至9岁以及10至12岁男孩和女孩性行为的频率。
在没有理由相信遭受过性虐待的儿童中会表现出广泛的性行为。它们的相对频率与之前的两项研究相似，这增强了这些结果的有效性。
