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Sexual Victimization Among a National Probability Sample of Adolescent Women


  Author: Ramesh Raghavan, Laura M. Bogart, Marc N. Elliott, Katherine D. Vestal, Mark A. Schuster
Publisher: The Allan Guttmacher Institute
Publication: Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health, Vol. 36, No. 6
Document Date:                  November/December 2004
Category: Crime And Violence > Sexual Assault
Related Categories:
Adolescence/Youth > Adolescent Sexual Activity
 

This article explores the prevalence and predictors of forced sexual intercourse and sexual revictimization among adolescents in middle and high school.  It also examines potential mediators of revictimization and highlights the important role played by teachers, counsellors, and health care providers in identifying women at high risk of sexual assault and/or repeat victimization.   

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