Psychosocial Correlates of Sexual Assault among Mexican American and White Non-Hispanic Adolescent Females

Data were obtainedfrom a nonclinical sample of 1,121 Mexican American and White non-Hispanic adolescent females. Three hundred and three female participants who reported being sexually assaulted were compared to 793females who reported no history of sexual assault on a number of psychosocial charact...

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Published in:Hispanic journal of behavioral sciences 1997-11, Vol.19 (4), p.446-460
Main Authors: Arellano, Charleanea M., Kuhn, Jill A., Chavez, Ernest L.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescents
Adults
Dropouts
Family Characteristics
Females
High School Students
Hispanic Americans
Individual Characteristics
Mexican Americans
Psychological Patterns
Psychosocial Factors
Racial Differences
Rape
Sex crimes
Sexual Abuse
Sexual Assault
Social Behavior
Social psychology
Student Adjustment
Teenagers
Victimization
Victims of Crime
Well Being
Whites
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Summary:Data were obtainedfrom a nonclinical sample of 1,121 Mexican American and White non-Hispanic adolescent females. Three hundred and three female participants who reported being sexually assaulted were compared to 793females who reported no history of sexual assault on a number of psychosocial characteristics. Male participants were excluded due to small N. White non-Hispanic adolescent females were twice as likely to report sexual assault as Mexican American adolescentfemales. Although rates of sexual assault differed across ethnicity, ethnicity did not influence the relationship between sexual assault and psychosocial characteristics of victims. Results did indicate, however; that sexual assault victims reported more emotional distress, more social isolation and more deviant behavior than nonvictims. Likewise, sexual assault victims reported poorer school adjustment, were more likely to affiliate with deviant peers, and were more likely to come from homes in which there was parental substance use and family conflict.
ISSN:0739-9863
1552-6364
DOI:10.1177/07399863970194004