Paper Title

Adolescent sexual victimization: a prospective study on risk factors for first time sexual assault

Keywords

  • Sexual Victimization
  • Adolescent Peer-on-Peer Sexual Victimization (APSV)
  • Initial Incident
  • First-Time Assault
  • Adolescence
  • Risk Factors
  • Sexual Risk Behaviors
  • Number of Sexual Partners
  • Prevention Initiatives
  • Child Sexual Abuse (CSA)
  • Early Sexual Onset
  • Sexual Boundaries
  • Prospective Study
  • Logistic Regression
  • School-Based Study
  • Denmark

Article Type

Research Article

Journal

European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry External link

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DOI

DOI Icon 10.1007/s00787-012-0290-9

Publication Info

Volume: 21 | Pages: 521–526

Published On

September, 2012

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Abstract

The present study set out to investigate predictors of first time adolescent peer-on-peer sexual victimization (APSV) among 238 female Grade 9 students from 30 schools in Denmark. A prospective research design was utilized to examine the relationship among five potential predictors as measured at baseline and first time APSV during a 6-month period. Data analysis was a binary logistic regression analysis. Number of sexual partners and displaying sexual risk behaviors significantly predicted subsequent first time peer-on-peer sexual victimization, whereas a history of child sexual abuse, early sexual onset and failing to signal sexual boundaries did not. The present study identifies specific risk factors for first time sexual victimization that are potentially changeable. Thus, the results may inform prevention initiatives targeting initial experiences of APSV.

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