Abuse characteristics | Males | Females | All |
---|---|---|---|
N = 910 | 26.2 % | 73.8 % | 100 % |
Mean age at abuse (years)a | 10.9 (SD = 2.9) | 11.9 (SD = 3.7) | 11.6 (SD = 3.6) |
Invasiveness of abuse, at least | |||
Non-genital fondling | 0.0 % | 5.2 % | 3.8 % |
Genital fondling | 49.2 % | 35.7 % | 39.3 % |
Penetration | 50.8 % | 59.1 % | 56.8 % |
Relationship to offendera | |||
Biological parents | 2.5 % | 13.4 % | 10.5 % |
Others from nuclear family | 4.6 % | 9.1 % | 7.9 % |
Other family | 0.4 % | 3.9 % | 3.0 % |
Ex-boyfriend/ex-girlfriend | 0.0 % | 1.3 % | 1.0 % |
Others known to victim | 22.3 % | 18.8 % | 19.7 % |
Others unknown to victim | 10.1 % | 15.9 % | 14.4 % |
Relationship unknown | 60.1 % | 37.6 % | 43.5 % |
Experienced violencea | |||
Threats | 3.4 % | 6.0 % | 5.3 % |
Actual violence | 12.6 % | 34.7 % | 28.9 % |
Multiple abusea | 63.3 % | 40.9 % | 46.3 % |