Publication year: 2011
Source: Child Abuse & Neglect, In Press, Corrected Proof, Available online 6 August 2011
Toni, Laaksonen , Heikki, Sariola , Ada, Johansson , Patrick, Jern , Markus, Varjonen , …
Objective: We examined (1) the prevalence of childhood sexual abuse (CSA) experiences as a function of cohort and gender, (2) the prevalence of factors associated with CSA as a function of cohort and whether the association of these factors with CSA remained the same irrespective of cohort, and (3) whether any cohort differences could be explainable by cohort differences in reporting bias. Method: We used the responses of 4,561 men (M=29, SD=7 years) and 8,361 female (M=29, SD=7 years) Finnish participants who responded to the Childhood Trauma Questionnaire-Short Form as well as questions regarding family structure. Results: The prevalence of CSA experiences varied between 0.7–4.6%…