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. 2023 Nov 10;14:1272789. doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2023.1272789

Table 2.

Characteristics of children displaying and receiving problematic sexualized behavior.

Displayer (n = 22) Recipient (n = 76) Both (n = 5) Unknown (n = 7)
Mean age (yrs.) 8.8 7.5 6.0 10.3
Age Max 16.0 15.0 8.0 15.0
Age Min 3.0 1.5 3.0 8.0
Developmental delay (%)
Yes 13.6% 11.8% 0.0% 28.6%
No 68.2% 64.5% 80.0% 57.1%
Unknown 18.2% 23.7% 20.0% 14.3%
History of abuse (%)
Previous abuse suspected 45.5% 25.0% 20.0% 57.1%
No known history of abuse 27.3% 44.7% 60.0% 0.0%
History of abuse unknown 27.3% 30.3% 20.0% 42.9%
Ave. # Children involved but not referred 0.6 1.2 1.4 0.4
Displayers referred (%)
Yes N/A 14.5% 20.0% 57.1%
No N/A 85.5% 80.0% 42.9%
Ave. # recipients per displayer 1.3 N/A N/A N/A