Is Sexual Victimization Gender Specific? The Prevalence of Forced Sexual Activity among Men and Women in Denmark, and Self-Reported Well-Being among Survivors

Autor/inn/en	Sundaram, Vanita; Laursen, Bjarne; Helweg-Larsen, Karin
Titel	Is Sexual Victimization Gender Specific? The Prevalence of Forced Sexual Activity among Men and Women in Denmark, and Self-Reported Well-Being among Survivors
Quelle	In: Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 23 (2008) 10, S.1414-1440 (27 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0886-2605
DOI	10.1177/0886260508314305
Schlagwörter	Sexual Abuse; Females; Incidence; Foreign Countries; Sexuality; Gender Differences; Victims of Crime; Well Being; Correlation; Physical Health; Adolescents; Adults; At Risk Persons; Denmark + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Sexueller Missbrauch; Weibliches Geschlecht; Vorkommen; Ausland; Sexualität; Geschlechterkonflikt; Victim; Victims; Crime; Opfer; Verbrechen; Well-being; Wellness; Wohlbefinden; Korrelation; Gesundheitszustand; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Risikogruppe; Dänemark
Abstract	The present study investigates the prevalence of sexual victimization and correlations between sexual victimization and indicators of poor health in two representative samples of men and women in Denmark. Specifically, the authors explore the prevalence of self-reported victimization among adolescents (N = 5,829) and adults (N = 3,932) and analyze differences in self-reported health outcomes between male and female victims and corresponding controls. Gender differences are found in the reported prevalence of sexual victimization. Significantly more females than males reported forced sexual experiences in both samples. Associations between sexual victimization and poor health outcomes are found for both genders. Comparable patterns of association for men and women are found on a number of variables, particularly those pertaining to risk behavior. (Contains 2 figures and 2 tables.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10