Linking Childhood Sexual Abuse and Early Adolescent Risk Behavior: The Intervening Role of Internalizing and Externalizing Problems

Jones, Deborah J.; Lewis, Terri; Litrownik, Alan; Thompson, Richard; Proctor, Laura J.; Isbell, Trish; Dubowitz, Howard; English, Diana; Jones, Bobby; Nagin, Daniel; Runyan, Desmond

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Linking Childhood Sexual Abuse and Early Adolescent Risk Behavior: The Intervening Role of Internalizing and Externalizing Problems

Published Date:

Jan 2013

Source:

J Abnorm Child Psychol. 41(1):139-150

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English

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J Abnorm Child Psychol

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Jones, Deborah J. ; Lewis, Terri ; Litrownik, Alan ; Thompson, Richard ; Proctor, Laura J. ; ... More ▼

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A robust literature links childhood sexual abuse (CSA) to later substance use and sexual risk behavior; yet, relatively little empirical attention has been devoted to identifying the mechanisms linking CSA to risky behavior among youth, with even less work examining such processes in boys. With the aim of addressing this gap in the literature, the current study examined the indirect effect of childhood sexual abuse (CSA; from age 2 to 12) trajectory group on risky behavior at age 14 (alcohol use & sexual intercourse) via the intervening role of caregiver-reported internalizing and externalizing problems at age 12. Analyses were conducted with a subsample of youth (n = 657 sexual intercourse; n = 667 alcohol use) from the Longitudinal Studies of Child Abuse and Neglect (LONGSCAN), a multisite prospective study of youth at risk for maltreatment. For boys and girls, there was an indirect effect from CSA to sexual intercourse through externalizing problems. The same pattern emerged for alcohol use, but only for girls. Findings did not support an indirect path through internalizing problems for either boys or girls for either outcome. Findings suggest more focal targets for prevention efforts aimed at maintaining the health and safety of maltreated boys and girls during the adolescent transition.

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22752719

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PMC3479370

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Journal Article

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R34 MH082956/MH/NIMH NIH HHS/United States ; L60 MD000605/MD/NIMHD NIH HHS/United States ; R01 DA031189/DA/NIDA NIH HHS/United States ; K01 PS000795/PS/NCHHSTP CDC HHS/United States ; K01 DA021674/DA/NIDA NIH HHS/United States ;

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