Profiles of Childhood Maltreatment: Associations with Sexual Risk Behavior during Adolescence in a Sample of Racial/Ethnic Minority Girls

This study examines associations between childhood maltreatment and developmental trajectories of sexual risk behaviors (SRBs) in a sample of 882 sexually active adolescent girls, predominantly Hispanic or Black, assessed every 6 months between 13 and 23 years. Latent profile analyses revealed four...

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Published in:Child development 2021-07, Vol.92 (4), p.1421-1438
Main Authors: Niu, Li, Brown, Joshua, Till Hoyt, Lindsay, Salandy, Anthony, Nucci‐Sack, Anne, Shankar, Viswanathan, Burk, Robert D., Schlecht, Nicolas F., Diaz, Angela
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Abuse
Adolescence
Adolescent girls
Adolescents
Child abuse & neglect
Child development
Childhood
Children
Emotional abuse
Emotions
Ethnic groups
Girls
Minority groups
Risk behavior
Severity
Sex crimes
Sexual abuse
Sexual behavior
Sexual development
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Summary:This study examines associations between childhood maltreatment and developmental trajectories of sexual risk behaviors (SRBs) in a sample of 882 sexually active adolescent girls, predominantly Hispanic or Black, assessed every 6 months between 13 and 23 years. Latent profile analyses revealed four distinct maltreatment profiles: Low Maltreatment (76%), Moderate Emotional Neglect Only (15%), Severe Physical/Emotional Abuse (3%), and Severe Sexual Abuse (6%). Multilevel growth analyses showed the Moderate Emotional Neglect Only and Severe Sexual Abuse profiles exhibited more SRBs starting in late adolescence, and the Severe Sexual Abuse profile also exhibited a faster increase than the Low Maltreatment profile. Understanding heterogeneity within maltreated populations may have important implications for healthy sexual development.
ISSN:0009-3920
1467-8624
DOI:10.1111/cdev.13498