Search Results - "Child sexual abuse & psychology"

South African Parents' Perspectives and Experiences of Child Sexual Abuse Prevention Education During Early Childhood.

Authors: Theron, Lana Muller, Jacomien

Source: Journal of Child Sexual Abuse. May2026, Vol. 35 Issue 4, p470-494. 25p.

Subject Terms: *Human services programs, *Qualitative research, *Sex education, *Parent-child relationships, *Parent attitudes, *Parenting, *Early intervention (Education), *Research methodology, *Comparative studies, *Children, Child sexual abuse & psychology, Prevention of child sexual abuse, South Africans, Statistical sampling, Interviewing, Questionnaires, Descriptive statistics, Judgment sampling, Thematic analysis, Psychology of parents

Geographic Terms: South Africa

A Qualitative Study of Psychosocial and Medical Care in German Childhood-Haus Facilities After Online Child Sexual Abuse.

Authors: Horvay, Rita Menhart, Rebecca Helling-Bakki, Astrid et al.

Source: Journal of Child Sexual Abuse. May2026, Vol. 35 Issue 4, p533-554. 22p.

Subject Terms: *Children's rights, *Qualitative research, *Focus groups, *Research methodology, *Digital media, *Child care, *Comparative studies, Child sexual abuse & psychology, Prevention of child sexual abuse, Treatment of emotional trauma, Research funding, Medical personnel, Violence, Medical quality control, Interviewing, Questionnaires, Statistical sampling, Internet, Judgment sampling, Descriptive statistics, Thematic analysis, Phenomenology, Mental health personnel, Residential care, Psychosocial factors, Personal grooming, Health care teams

Geographic Terms: Germany

The Link Between Child Sexual Abuse, Identity, and Self-Harm: A Study of Identity Statuses in Youth.

Authors: Pastor-Cerezo, Vanesa Cuéllar, A. Iborra

Source: Journal of Child Sexual Abuse. May2026, Vol. 35 Issue 4, p495-512. 18p.

Subject Terms: *Emotion regulation, *Group identity, *Data analysis, *Families, *Psychological adaptation, *Attitude (Psychology), *Psychology of college students, *Achievement, Child sexual abuse & psychology, Risk assessment, Pearson correlation (Statistics), Research funding, T-test (Statistics), Cluster analysis (Statistics), Scientific observation, Questionnaires, Statistical sampling, Descriptive statistics, Quantitative research, Chi-squared test, Rumination (Cognition), Self-mutilation, One-way analysis of variance, Statistics, Sociodemographic factors

Geographic Terms: Spain

How Consistency and Alleged Perpetrator Relationship Affect Adults' Credibility and Coaching Judgements in Child Sexual Abuse Cases.

Authors: Carr, Shaelyn M. A. Wark, Amy Bruer, Kaila C.

Source: Journal of Child Sexual Abuse. Apr2026, Vol. 35 Issue 3, p338-352. 15p.

Subject Terms: *Child sexual abuse laws, *Fear, *Denial (Psychology), *Decision making, *Memory, *Interpersonal relations, *Disclosure, *Adults, Child sexual abuse & psychology, Statistical power analysis, Sex offenders, Research funding, Factorial experiment designs, Two-way analysis of variance, Questionnaires, Social perception, Descriptive statistics, Forensic psychology, Crime victims, Deception, Judgment (Psychology), Confidence intervals, Data analysis software

Geographic Terms: Canada

The Contribution of Desire for Revenge and Perceptions of Injustice to Adolescent CSA Survivors' Wellbeing.

Authors: Leibovich, Inbal Goldner, Limor Dana, Hadar et al.

Source: Child & Adolescent Social Work Journal. Apr2026, Vol. 43 Issue 2, p665-677. 13p.

Subject Terms: *Psychological adaptation, *Emotions, *Anxiety, *Aggression (Psychology), *Factor analysis, *Mental depression, *Adolescence, Child sexual abuse & psychology, Post-traumatic stress disorder, Pearson correlation (Statistics), Social justice, Conceptual models, Satisfaction, Psychology of adult child abuse victims, Anger, Questionnaires, Psychological well-being, Posttraumatic growth, Descriptive statistics, Psychology, Data analysis software, Self-perception, Pathological psychology

Geographic Terms: Israel

A comparison of video and live performance approaches in a school-based sexual abuse prevention program.

Authors: Young, Jimmy A.¹ (AUTHOR) jyoung@csusm.edu

Source: Journal of Public Child Welfare. Jul/Aug2026, Vol. 20 Issue 3, p460-475. 16p.

Talking About Sex: Sexual Communication in the Context of Sexual Revictimization.

Authors: Beckham, Erin E. Thompson, Mia S. Duckworth, Jennifer C. et al.

Source: Journal of Child Sexual Abuse. Feb2026, Vol. 35 Issue 2, p137-156. 20p.

Subject Terms: *Psychological resilience, *Conversation, *Communication, *Adolescence, Child sexual abuse & psychology, Cross-sectional method, Safety, Sex crimes, Research funding, Adult child abuse victims, Human sexuality, Questionnaires, Sexual excitement, Descriptive statistics, Crime victims, Sex customs, Informed consent (Medical law), Safe sex

Geographic Terms: United States

How Trauma-Informed Care Helped Me Heal.

Authors: Geary-Souza, Martine K.¹ mgsouza@bu.edu

Source: Health Affairs. Feb2026, Vol. 45 Issue 2, p226-229. 4p.

In Their Voices: Perceptions of Individuals Who Perpetrated Child Sexual Abuse About the INSIGHT Program.

Authors: Sousa, Marta Félix, Sílvia Gonçalves, Rui Abrunhosa et al.

Source: Journal of Child Sexual Abuse. Nov2025, Vol. 34 Issue 8, p983-1005. 23p.

Subject Terms: *Psychotherapy, *Community health services, *Qualitative research, *Child sexual abuse, *Research methodology, Child sexual abuse & psychology, Sex offenders, Research funding, Interviewing, Evaluation of human services programs, Psychology of men, Psychological well-being, Thematic analysis, Schema therapy, Data analysis software

Geographic Terms: Portugal

Sexual Grooming in the Menendez Brothers.

Authors: Brodar Kaplja, Sabina¹ (AUTHOR) sabinabrodarkaplja@gmail.com

Source: Journal of Child Sexual Abuse. Nov2025, Vol. 34 Issue 8, p1006-1025. 20p.

Subject Terms: *Siblings, *Father-child relationship, *Family relations, *Domestic violence, Child sexual abuse & psychology, Sex offenders, Incest, Psychology of fathers, Psychology of adult child abuse victims, Manipulative behavior, Psychosocial factors

Geographic Terms: United States

Professional Perspectives on the Irish Response to Child Sexual Abuse and Exploitation: A Qualitative Analysis.

Authors: Hamilton, Kelly Brennan, Maggie

Source: Journal of Child Sexual Abuse. Nov2025, Vol. 34 Issue 8, p879-901. 23p.

Subject Terms: *Policy sciences, *Qualitative research, *Research, *Research methodology, Child sexual abuse & psychology, Prevention of child sexual abuse, Victims, Digital technology, Adult child abuse victims, Interviewing, Statistical sampling, Social worker attitudes, Descriptive statistics, Police psychology, Sound recordings, Thematic analysis, Patient-centered care, Attitudes of medical personnel

Geographic Terms: Ireland

The Indirect Effect of Childhood Sexual Abuse on Depression, Mediated by Sexual Shame and Shame-Proneness, Conditional on God Image.

Authors: Ballard-Booth, Monica Goodrich, Janeen Murch, Hannah et al.

Source: Journal of Child Sexual Abuse. Oct2025, Vol. 34 Issue 7, p737-756. 20p.

Subject Terms: *Self-evaluation, *Anxiety, *Comparative studies, *Factor analysis, *Mental depression, Child sexual abuse & psychology, Cross-sectional method, Pearson correlation (Statistics), T-test (Statistics), Torture victims, Violence, Psychology of adult child abuse victims, Questionnaires, Human sexuality, Psychology & religion, Descriptive statistics, Crime victims, Sex customs, Spirituality, Religion, Shame, Data analysis software, Regression analysis, Psychosocial factors

The Scope of Religious Related Child Sexual Abuse in Spain: A Prevalence Study.

Authors: Pereda, Noemí Tamarit, Josep M. Suárez-Soto, Elizabeth

Source: Journal of Child Sexual Abuse. Oct2025, Vol. 34 Issue 7, p757-775. 19p.

Subject Terms: *Child sexual abuse laws, *Self-evaluation, *Schools, *Church buildings, *Child sexual abuse, *Research methodology, *Research, *Comparative studies, *Adults, Child sexual abuse & psychology, Clergy, Cross-sectional method, Mathematical variables, Sex offenders, T-test (Statistics), Psychology of adult child abuse victims, Sex distribution, Statistical sampling, Interviewing, Questionnaires, Disease prevalence, Mann Whitney U Test, Age distribution, Descriptive statistics, Crime victims, Odds ratio, Surveys, Religion, Spirituality, Confidence intervals, Data analysis software, Epidemiological research, Self-disclosure

Geographic Terms: Spain

Company/Entity: Catholic Church

Debt Bondage, Juju Rituals and Street Thuggery: Instruments of Manipulation in the Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Young Nigerian Women in Northern Ghana.

Authors: Mohammed, Abdul‐Rahim Musah, Baba Iddrisu Mahmoud, Bayan et al.

Source: Children & Society. Sep2025, Vol. 39 Issue 5, p867-878. 12p.

Subjects: Child sexual abuse & psychology, Violence, Control (Psychology), Women, Qualitative research, Debt, Culture, Interviewing, Child labor, Psychology & religion, Research methodology, Public welfare, Human trafficking, Social control

Geographic Terms: Ghana

From child sexual abuse to psychiatric diagnoses and complex trauma in adolescence.

Authors: Rousset, Marine Essadek, Aziz Corcos, Maurice et al.

Source: European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry. Sep2025, Vol. 34 Issue 9, p2805-2814. 10p.

Subjects: Prevention of child abuse, Child sexual abuse & psychology, Diagnosis of post-traumatic stress disorder, Child sexual abuse risk factors, Psychiatric diagnosis, Risk assessment, Self-injurious behavior, Substance abuse, Post-traumatic stress disorder, Adolescent psychiatry, Psychiatric treatment, T-test (Statistics), Conceptual models, Clinical trials, Interviewing, Fisher exact test, Logistic regression analysis, Classification of mental disorders, Descriptive statistics, Chi-squared test, Disease prevalence, Multivariate analysis, Emotional trauma, Suicidal behavior, Borderline personality disorder, Teenagers' conduct of life, Odds ratio, Psychology, Case-control method, Research methodology, Psychological abuse, Comparative studies, Data analysis software, Confidence intervals, Length of stay in hospitals, Hospital care of teenagers, Preventive health services

Geographic Terms: France

A Preliminary Quantitative Analysis of Men's Brief Childhood Sexual Abuse Narratives and Emotion Regulation.

Authors: Romano, Elisa Dyyat, Sara Moorman, Jessie

Source: Journal of Child & Adolescent Trauma. Sep2025, Vol. 18 Issue 3, p709-718. 10p.

"I Had To Be Brave": Unveiling the Remarkable Resilience of Children Who Experienced Sexual Abuse.

Authors: van der Walt, Chantelle Mawila-Chauke, Daphney

Source: Journal of Child & Adolescent Trauma. Sep2025, Vol. 18 Issue 3, p621-635. 15p.

The Roles of Sexual Relationship Power and Sexual Assertiveness for Condom Use in the Association Between Sexual Victimization History and Condom Use Frequency.

Authors: Peddle, Anna K. Hammett, Julia F. Gilmore, Amanda K. et al.

Source: Psychology of Women Quarterly. Sep2025, Vol. 49 Issue 3, p381-394. 14p.

The Role of Shame in Associations with PTSD and Depression Symptoms and Hazardous Drinking Among Bisexual Women Who Experienced Sexual Violence.

Authors: Salim, Selime R. Bhuptani, Prachi H. Eshelman, Lee R. et al.

Source: Journal of Child Sexual Abuse. Jul/Aug2025, Vol. 34 Issue 5/6, p539-558. 20p.

Subject Terms: *Mental depression, Psychology of alcoholism, Child sexual abuse & psychology, Post-traumatic stress disorder, Cross-sectional method, Adult child abuse victims, Research funding, Questionnaires, Psychology of women, White people, Path analysis (Statistics), Descriptive statistics, Cisgender people, Shame, Data analysis software, Confidence intervals, Social stigma, Psychosocial factors

Geographic Terms: United States

Identifying PTSD and Complex PTSD Profiles in Child Victims of Sexual Abuse.

Authors: Hébert, Martine Amédée, Laetitia Mélissande Tremblay-Perreault, Amélie

Source: Journal of Child Sexual Abuse. Jul/Aug2025, Vol. 34 Issue 5/6, p520-538. 19p.

Subject Terms: *Parents, *Psychological resilience, *Interpersonal relations, *Children, Child sexual abuse & psychology, Diagnosis of post-traumatic stress disorder, Post-traumatic stress disorder, Risk assessment, Research funding, Questionnaires, Descriptive statistics, Chi-squared test, Crime victims, Conceptual structures, Analysis of variance, Data analysis software

Geographic Terms: Québec (Province)