Transition to adulthood of child sexual abuse victims

Rinke de Jong*, Lenneke Alink, Catrien Bijleveld, Catrin Finkenauer, Jan Hendriks

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Abstract

There is extensive evidence that childhood sexual abuse (CSA) can have deleterious consequences for adult psychological and physical functioning. The extent to which CSA hampers victims in the fulfillment of adult roles such as marriage, employment, and parenting is less clear. In this review, we investigate the effects of CSA on adult roles in the domains education, employment, offending, relationships, and parenting. We reviewed the literature published since 1990. We find that CSA appears to be associated with the quality of adult roles more than the transition to these roles per se. The article ends with a discussion on the results and recommendations for future research.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)175-187
Number of pages13
JournalAggression and Violent Behavior
Volume24
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Sept 2015

Keywords

  • Adult roles
  • Child sexual abuse
  • Education
  • Employment
  • Parenting
  • Romantic relationships

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