Risk factors:
(1) stepfather present
(2) girl ever lived for a period without mother
(3) girl not emotionally close to mother (emotionally distant)
(4) mother never finished high school (impact greater if father well-educated)
(5) mother is punitive about sexual matters
(6) no signs of physical affection from father
(7) low socio-economic status
(8) 2 friends or less in childhood
Sexual abuse (exploitation) included:
(1) fondling
(2) exhibitionism
(3) oral-genital contact
(4) intercourse (relatively infrequent)
sexual abuse risk factor checklist =
= SUM(number of risk factors present)
Interpretation:
• minimum score: 0
• maximum score: 8
• The greater the number of risk factors the greater the risk of sexual victimization.
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Risk Factor Checklist
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Percent Victimized
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0
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3%
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1
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12%
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2
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21%
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3
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34%
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4
|
52%
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5
|
63%
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from Figure 1, page 271
Additional risk factors mentioned in text (Table I, page 268):
(1) socially isolated (correlates with absence of friends in childhood)
(2) parents had an unhappy marriage
(3) parents showed little mutual affection
(4) conservative family values
(5) mother often ill
