title: Part II: differences between sexually victimized and nonsexually victimized male adolescent sexual abusers and delinquent youth: further group comparisons of developmental antecedents and behavioral challenges.
abstract: In a recent paper published in the Journal of Child Sexual Abuse, we assessed the differences between sexually victimized and nonsexually victimized male adolescent sexual abusers ( Burton, Duty, & Leibowitz, 2011 ). We found that the sexually victimized group had more severe developmental antecedents (e.g., trauma and early exposure to pornography) and behavioral difficulties (sexual aggression, arousal, pornography use, and nonsexual offenses). The present study compares sexually victimized and nonsexually victimized adolescent sexual abusers with a group of nonsexually victimized delinquent youth. Findings included that delinquent youth had fewer behavioral and developmental problems than the comparison groups. In addition, sexually victimized sexual abusers had the highest mean scores on trauma and personality measures. Implications for research and treatment are offered.
authors.affiliation: University of Vermont, Burlington, VT, USA. George.Leibowitz@uvm.edu
authors.forename: George S
authors.initials: GS
authors.lastname: Leibowitz
authors.forename: David L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Burton
authors.forename: Alan
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Howard
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior / Q000208:ethnology; D002648:Child; D002650:Child Abuse, Sexual / Q000534:rehabilitation / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D019548:Crime Victims / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D004882:Erotica / Q000523:psychology; D006801:Humans; D007604:Juvenile Delinquency / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D008297:Male; D008605:Mental Health Services / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D015146:Midwestern United States; D015999:Multivariate Analysis; D012114:Residential Treatment / Q000379:methods; D040841:Resource Allocation; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012307:Risk Factors; D012742:Sex Offenses / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012725:Sexual Behavior / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D018709:Statistics, Nonparametric; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D055815:Young Adult