title: [A self-report study of sexual victimization in Spanish community adolescents and at-risk groups].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To determine the extent of sexual victimization in four groups of Spanish adolescents based on their own reports.
  
  
  METHODS
  An observational, cross-sectional, multicenter study was conducted. Sexual victimization was assessed by seven questions included in the Juvenile Victimization Questionnaire. The samples were composed of 1,105 adolescents (mean age [M]=14.52, standard deviation [SD]=1.76) from seven secondary schools; 149 adolescents (M=14.28; SD=1.45) from 14 child and adolescent mental health centers; 129 adolescents (M=14.59, SD=1.62) institutionalized in 18 long-term (78.3%) and short-term (21.7%) residential centers belonging to the child protection system; and 101 adolescents (M=16.08, SD=0.99) recruited from three detention centers (77.2%) and five open regime teams or follow-up services for court orders for minors not requiring loss of freedom (22.8%).
  
  
  RESULTS
  The extent of lifetime sexual victimization ranged from 14.7% of the adolescents in the community sample to 23.5% of youths attended in mental health services, 35.6% of youths involved in the juvenile justice system, and 36.4% of children protected by the child welfare system. Most of the victims were female, the only exception being the group of male victims from the juvenile justice system.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Sexual victimization of children is widespread in Spain and its distribution differs depending on the group of children under study.
authors.affiliation: Grup de Recerca en Victimització Infantil i Adolescent (GReVIA), Departament de Personalitat, Avaluació i Tractament Psicològics, Facultat de Psicologia, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, España. Electronic address: npereda@ub.edu.
authors.forename: Noemí
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Pereda
authors.affiliation: Grup de Recerca en Victimització Infantil i Adolescent (GReVIA), Departament de Personalitat, Avaluació i Tractament Psicològics, Facultat de Psicologia, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, España.
authors.forename: Judit
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Abad
authors.affiliation: Departament de Metodologia de les Ciències del Comportament, Facultat de Psicologia, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, España.
authors.forename: Georgina
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Guilera
authors.affiliation: Grup de Recerca en Victimització Infantil i Adolescent (GReVIA), Departament de Personalitat, Avaluació i Tractament Psicològics, Facultat de Psicologia, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, España.
authors.forename: Mila
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Arch
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior; D000299:Adolescent, Institutionalized / Q000523:psychology; D002648:Child; D002674:Child, Institutionalized / Q000523:psychology; D019548:Crime Victims / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007604:Juvenile Delinquency; D008297:Male; D008605:Mental Health Services; D011329:Prisoners / Q000523:psychology; D012112:Residential Facilities; D057566:Self Report; D012742:Sex Offenses / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012923:Social Class; D013030:Spain; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D035862:Vulnerable Populations / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data
keywords: Adolescence; Adolescencia; Children; Epidemiology; Epidemiología; Infancia; Prevalence; Prevalencia; Sexual violence; Violence; Violencia; Violencia sexual