Hostile home environment predicting early adolescent sexual harassment perpetration and potential school-related moderators

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• Alternative Title:
  J Res Adolesc
• Personal Author:
  Espelage, Dorothy L. ; Harper, Christopher R. ; Ingram, Katherine M. ; Basile, Kathleen C. ; Leemis, Ruth W. ; Nickodem, Kyle K.
• Description:
  Using family systems theory, this longitudinal study of middle school youth examined the effects of abuse, family conflict, and sibling aggression on sexual harassment perpetration (N = 1563; M| 11.2, 51% boys; 39% Hispanic, 29% Black, and 19% White). Boys reported more sexual harassment than girls; perpetration increased for both. The association between a hostile home environment and sexual harassment perpetration was moderated by school experiences. School belonging buffered effects of hostile home environment on baseline sexual harassment perpetration for boys who experienced abuse and White adolescents with high sibling aggression. Academic grades moderated change in perpetration over time, but effects differed by sex and race. It is important to understand how early violence exposures relate to sexual violence perpetration during early adolescence.
• Keywords:
  Adolescent Adverse Childhood Experiences Child Family Factors Female Home Environment Humans Longitudinal Studies Male Middle School Schools Sex Offenses Sexual Harassment Sexual Harassment Perpetration

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• Source:
  J Res Adolesc. 33(2):530-546
• Pubmed ID:
  36564897
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC10880809
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Funding:
  U01 CE001677/CE/NCIPC CDC HHSUnited States/
• Volume:
  33
• Issue:
  2
• Collection(s):
  CDC Public Access
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:6aee7f93be2330b40b1d9436556ce3a3b309913f98352c99700e32d3da75a7f8
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/150305/cdc_150305_DS1.pdf
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