Correlates of sexual assault in Mexican American and white non-Hispanic adolescent males

Psychosocial and emotional characteristics were assessed in a survey of a nonclinical sample of 1,385 adolescent Mexican American and White non-Hispanic males. 54 males who reported being sexually assaulted one or more times were compared to 1,331 males who reported no history of sexual assault. Sexually assaulted male victims were more emotionally distressed, socially isolated, deviant (e.g., lying and stealing), likely to affiliate with deviant peers, and to come from homes in which there was parental substance use, than males who do not report sexual assault. Significant differences were not found between Mexican American and White non-Hispanic assault victims. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2002 APA, all rights reserved)
Author: 
Kuhn,Jill A.
Arellano,Charleanea M.
Chavez,Ernest L.
Notes: 
LA- English AN- 1998-04477-002
Reprint Status: 
IN FILE
Start Page: 
11
End Page: 
20
Journal/Periodical Name: 
Violence and Victims
Volume: 
13
Issue: 
1
Abstract: 
Psychosocial and emotional variables were assessed for a sample of 1,385 Mexican American and White non-Hispanic adolescent males. Among those sampled, 54 males reported being sexually assaulted one or more times. Adolescent male victims were on average more socially isolated, emotionally distressed, and socially maladjusted (e.g., they exhibited more behaviors such as lying and stealing). These males were also more likely to affiliate with deviant peers and to come from homes with substance use, compared to males who were not reporting sexual assault. Significant differences between Mexican American and White non-Hispanic assault victims were not found.
Topic Areas: 
Adolescent/High School, Male Rape, Racial/Ethnic Differences
Reference Type: 
JOUR
Reference ID: 
217
Publication Date: 
1998