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Article: Gender differences in the consequences of a coercive sexual experience among adolescents attending alternative schools. (Research Papers).
- Article from:
- Journal of School Health
- Article date:
- May 1, 2003
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An estimated 7% to 53% of American women, and 3% to 37% of American men, have been victims of a coercive sexual experience during childhood or adolescence. (1) Estimates of prevalence vary greatly, depending on the sample and definition of abuse used in the study. A coercive sexual experience during childhood and adolescence has been associated with a broad spectrum of poor mental health outcomes and linked to depression, (2) suicidal ideation or attempts, (3) antisocial behavior, (4) sexual risk behaviors, (5-7) and alcohol and other substance use. (8)
Some studies found gender differences in the patterns of psychological symptoms as a result of a coercive sexual ...