Children’s sexual behavior problems: An ecological model using the LONGSCAN data |
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| Institution: | 1. Fairleigh Dickinson University, School of Psychology (T-WH1-01), Metropolitan Campus, 1000 River Rd., Teaneck, NJ 07666, USA;2. Research Center for Statistics and Actuarial Science in Medicine, School of Statistics, Xi’An University of Finance and Economics, 2 Weichang Lu, Chang''an District, Xi''an, Shaanxi Province, China;3. Bentley University, Department of Mathematical Sciences, 175 Forest Street, Waltham, MA 02452, USA;4. Massachusetts General Hospital, Department of Surgery, 55 Fruit Street, Boston, MA 02114, USA;5. Justice Resource Institute,160 Gould Street, Suite 300, Needham, MA 02494, USA;1. Doha Institute for Graduate Studies, Al Tarfa Street, Zone 70, PO Box 200592, Al-Daayen, Qatar;2. Institute of Community and Public Health, Birzeit University, PO Box 14, Birzeit, Palestine;1. Edinburgh Napier University, School of Health & Social Care, Edinburgh, UK;2. NHS Lothian, Rivers Centre for Traumatic Stress, Edinburgh, UK;3. Ulster University, School of Psychology, Derry, UK;4. NHS Scotland, The State Hospital & Forensic Network, UK;5. Edinburgh University, Division of Psychiatry, Edinburgh, UK;6. HMP YOI Cornton Vale, Scottish Prison Service, Stirling, UK;7. National College of Ireland, School of Business, Dublin, Ireland |
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| Abstract: | BackgroundAlthough prior research has indicated that sexual behavior problems (SBPs) are present among maltreated and non-maltreated children, risk factors for SBPs remain understudied. Further, few studies have examined multiple forms of trauma such as exposure to community violence and several likely important familial and environmental factors have yet to be investigated in the context of SBPs. The use of a more comprehensive ecological model of child, trauma-related, family, and environmental risk factors may help to further delineate the factors that contribute to the development of SBPs.ObjectiveThe aim of the current study was to build upon previous research by utilizing an ecological model that includes child, trauma-related, caregiver and familial, and environmental factors as potential predictors of SBPs.Participants and SettingThe present study was conducted with 1,112 8-year-old children (51.6% female; 48.9% Black) and their primary caregivers from the Longitudinal Studies in Child Abuse and Neglect (LONGSCAN) study.ResultsSeveral child, caregiver, and familial factors, as well as sexual and physical abuse demonstrated bivariate associations with SBPs. A number of these factors remained significant in a regression model, such as child’s living arrangement, child’s aggressive behaviors and posttraumatic stress symptoms (PTSS), sexual and physical abuse, caregiver’s psychological difficulties, and children’s perceptions of family health.ConclusionsThe findings highlight the role of select child, trauma-related, caregiver and familial, and environmental factors in the context of SBPs and also demonstrate the need to examine multiple levels of children’s environments when investigating SBPs. |
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| Keywords: | Sexual behavior problems Sexual abuse Ecological model PTSS LONGSCAN |
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