1. Objectifs

Intentions :
«In the present study, we propose to examine the association between CSA [child sexual Abuse] and various indicators of women’s sexual health, including risky sexual behaviors, STIs [sexually transmitted infection], sexual problems (menstrual, gynecological, genitourinary problems), and sexual self-concept (e.g., sexual anxiety, sexual fear, sexual satisfaction, sexual affect) within the framework of the Traumagenic Sexualization Model.» (p. 572-573)

2. Méthode

Échantillon/Matériau :
«The women (N = 1,064) who participated in this study were part of a larger community sample of French-speaking children attending kindergarten in Quebec (Canada) during the 1986–1987 school years. […] Only participants who reported having had prior consensual sexual intercourse were included in the analysis. Of the 1,064 women involved that had completed the questionnaires, 889 participants provided data on all measures considered and were retained for the final sample.» (p. 576)

Instruments :
Questionnaires

Type de traitement des données :
Analyse statistique

3. Résumé

«Results from the present study revealed that (a) a history of CSA was associated with greater risk of reporting other forms of childhood victimization as well as of exposure to multiple victimizations; (b) women with a history of exposure to both CSA and multiple victimizations were more likely to report greater adverse outcomes, including more sexual risk behaviors, more sexual problems, and more negative sexual self-concept compared to women without either types of childhood victimization; (c) CSA severity was associated with greater adverse sexual health outcomes even when controlling for other types of childhood victimization as well as for the effect of exposure to multiple forms of childhood victimization; and (d) greater exposure to multiple forms of victimization was associated with more negative sexual health outcomes even when controlling for CSA severity.» (p. 586-587) Note that «[t]he present study [analysed] various measures of prior victimization and exposure to parental victimization.» (p. 589)