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Sexual Abuse among Homeless Adolescents:
Prevalence, Correlates, and Sequelae
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| Title Page | |||
| Acknowledgments | |||
| List of Tables | |||
| List of Figures | |||
| Executive Summary | |||
| SECTION 1 -- INTRODUCTION | |||
| 1. INTRODUCTION | |||
| 1.1 Study Background and Goals | |||
| 1.2 Parts of the Report | |||
| SECTION 2 -- LITERATURE REVIEW | |||
| 2. LITERATURE REVIEW OF SEXUAL ABUSE AMONG RUNAWAY AND HOMELESS YOUTH | |||
| 2.1 Literature Review Methodology | |||
| 2.1.1 | Literature Search Procedures | ||
| 2.1.2 | Methodological Issues and Challenges | ||
| 2.1.3 | Definitions | ||
| 2.2 Literature Review Findings | |||
| 2.2.1 | Prevalence of Sexual Abuse | ||
| 2.2.2 | Perpetrators of Sexual Abuse | ||
| 2.2.3 | Demographic Correlates of Sexual Abuse | ||
| 2.2.4 | Sequelae of Sexual Abuse | ||
| SECTION 3 -- SECONDARY ANALYSIS | |||
| 3. BRIEF LITERATURE REVIEW ON SEXUAL ABUSE IN THE GENERAL POPULATION | |||
| 3.1 Prevalenceof Sexual Abuse | |||
| 3.2 Perpetrators of Sexual Abuse | |||
| 3.3 Demographic Correlates of Sexual Abuse | |||
| 3.3.1 | Gender | ||
| 3.3.2 | Ethnicity | ||
| 3.3.3 | Age | ||
| 3.4 Sequelae of Sexual Abuse | |||
| 3.5 Summary | |||
| 4. SECONDARY ANALYSIS METHODOLOGY | |||
| 4.1 Dataset Selection Criteria | |||
| 4.1.1 | Runaway and Homeless Youth Datasets | ||
| 4.1.2 | General Population Datasets | ||
| 4.2 Methodological Overview of Selected Datasets | |||
| 4.2.1 | Street Youth at Risk for AIDS (SYRA) | ||
| 4.2.2 | The Midwest Homeless and Runaway Adolescent Project (MHRAP ) | ||
| 4.2.3 | The Seattle Homeless Adolescent Research and Evaluation Project (SHARE) | ||
| 4.2.4 | National Longitudinal Survey of Adolescent Health (AddHealth) | ||
| 4.2.5 | National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS) | ||
| 5. FINDINGS FROM SECONDARY ANALYSIS OF RUNAWAY AND HOMELESS YOUTH DATASETS | |||
| 5.1 Background | |||
| 5.1.1 | Purpose | ||
| 5.1.2 | Definitions | ||
| 5.2 Prevalence of Sexual Abuse | |||
| 5.3 Sexual Abuse and History of Runaway and Homeless Experiences | |||
| 5.4 Sequelae of Sexual Abuse | |||
| 5.4.1 | Mental Health | ||
| 5.4.2 | Substance Use | ||
| 5.4.3 | Sexual History | ||
| 5.4.4 | Victimization | ||
| 5.4.5 | Arrest History | ||
| 5.5 Summary | |||
| 6. SECONDARY ANALYSIS OF THE NATIONAL LONGITUDINAL STUDY OF ADOLESCENT HEALTH | |||
| 6.1 Background | |||
| 6.1.1 | Purpose | ||
| 6.1.2 | Definitions | ||
| 6.2 Prevalence of Sexual Victimization | |||
| 6.2.1 | Bivariate Analysis | ||
| 6.2.2 | Multivariate Analysis | ||
| 6.3 Sequelae of Runaway Experiences and Sexual Victimization | |||
| 6.3.1 | School-Related Characteristics | ||
| 6.3.2 | Mental Health | ||
| 6.3.3 | Substance Use | ||
| 6.3.4 | Sexual Behaviors | ||
| 6.3.5 | Violent Behaviors | ||
| 6.3.6 | Other Victimization | ||
| 6.4 Summary | |||
| 7. SECONDARY ANALYSIS OF THE NATIONAL CRIME VICTIMIZATION SURVEY (NCVS) | |||
| 7.1 Background | |||
| 7.1.1 | Purpose | ||
| 7.1.2 | Definitions | ||
| 7.2 Prevalence of Rape and Sexual Assault | |||
| 7.3 Demographic Correlates of Rape and Sexual Assault | |||
| 7.4 Perpetrators of Rape and Sexual Assault | |||
| 7.5 Involvement of Authorities in Cases of Rape and Sexual Assault | |||
| 7.6 Summary | |||
| SECTION 4 -- SYNTHESIS AND CONCLUSIONS | |||
| 8. SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS | |||
| 8.1 Summary and Discussion | |||
| 8.1.1 | How Many Runaway and Homeless Youth Are Sexually Abused Prior to Leaving Home? | ||
| 8.1.2 | How Do Rates of Sexual Abuse among Runaway and Homeless Youth Compare to Those among Youth in the General Population? | ||
| 8.1.3 | To What Extent Is Sexual Abuse a Factor in Runaway and Homeless Youth's Decisions to Leave Home? | ||
| 8.1.4 | Who Are the Sexual Abusers of Youth in the General Population and RHY? | ||
| 8.1.5 | To What Extent Is Sexual Abuse Reported to Authorities? | ||
| 8.1.6 | What Actions Are Taken Against the Abuser? | ||
| 8.1.7 | Among Runaway and Homeless Youth, to What Extent Is Sexual Abuse Associated with Demographic and Other Background Characteristics? | ||
| 8.1.8 | To What Extent Is Sexual Abuse Associated with Other Risk Factors and Adverse Events? | ||
| 8.2 Future Directions and Recommendations | |||
| 8.2.1 | Implications for Prevention of Sexual Abuse | ||
| 8.2.2 | Improving Services to Runaway and Homeless Youth Who Are Sexually Abused | ||
| 8.2.3 | Promoting Systems Development for Supporting the Needs of Sexually Abused Youth | ||
| References | |||
| Appendix: | |||
| Articles on Runaway and Homeless Youth Reporting Data on Sexual Abuse | |||
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